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| Was it won by good tactics or by Persians being idiots? (this is assuming that we believe that the Greeks won because the Perians took so may casualties that they gave up the war) |
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| Let me preface my response with this link to Wikipedia who has a great article on the Battle of Thermopylae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae It would seem from this account the the Persians, although perhaps a little arrogant in the first wave, really were stymied by the terrain and the capabilities and armaments of the Spartans. The narrow pass made it impossible for them to leverage their superior numbers and the morale and the training of the Spartans made it incredibly difficult to win a frontal assault. Regards, Rob |
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Well the Greeks did not win the battle of Thermopylae, they were slaughtered to a man, all they managed to do was to delay the Persian army for a time. And everything else has been said by Rob here, A + for you  |
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| Constantine, Thank you Sir! I have to admit that reading the article on wikipedia just fuels my anticipation for seeing the movie next month! Rob |
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| I really think that the Greeks really won it. Even though all the Spartans were killed they stalled for the amount of time that they needed to and caused a huge amount of casualties in the Persain army. | ||||||
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| the historian says three days and we have absolutely no reason to believe him,300 against the immortals is a victory indeed | ||||||
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| I thought the Persians were aided by a farmer to allow a great portion of their army level the city anyway? | ||||||
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| Well I am pretty sure Athens was razed after the battle, which city are you talking about? | ||||||
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| No city was raised after the battle. A farmer lead the army around the Spartans so that the Spartans could be attacked from the rear. The Persians retreated after the battle because the Athenians were taking out their supply lines and the Persians feared that all Greeks would fight like the Spartans. The Persian Army couldn't take that many casualties each battle. Basically in the end the Persians went away for many reasons, but i think it was more humiliating for them than anything. |
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