History back in the BC eras was an amazing thing. Reading about them seemed like a matter of fiction. The development of the civilization of mankind was in itself always an interesting read. Geographical differences made up for different cultures and humans were eventually able to grow into a species that became exceedingly territorial. Wars were a matter of obtaining land and power from one empire to another.
Wars are prevalent in the ancient world since fighting for territory is one way to know who has always been more powerful. Mankind has always had the tendency of greed for power. This too has been documented in so many ancient literary works. One of the greatest wars fought was the Greek Persian Wars. All of it starting with the Persians invading Ionia, a state in Greece.
This was such an epic story that a movie adaptation was made about it, called 300. The Greek uprising against the Persian invasion started when Anatolia rebelled and fought back. Unfortunately, Greece lost this battle but was able to forewarn Athens and Eretria.
Since Persia was already able to conquer many kingdoms, it was easy for them to increase the number of their forces. But this would also have made tactical training and strategy difficult. Greece, did not have this advantage but they highly valued strategy which placed them at an advantage. During a battle in Plataea, there were 6,400 Persians lost in battle while there were only 192 Greeks lost.
10 years later, the Persians returned to avenge their momentary defeat and were lead by Xerxes. This time their forces was much larger. You can guess that they believed in the strength in numbers than in actual strategy. This part of the war is very notable since there was blockbuster hit made for this part of history.
Greeks were aware of their disadvantage. But since they have always seen war as a necessary evil, the art of battle has been incorporated in their culture. It was not until the Sparta militia took over the command of the Greek army that they took the matter of both strategy and strength at a new level.
The fight lasted for about three days at a place near the see while Persia tried to spring a surprise attack at the Greek fleet. Greek was well informed and attacked the main fleet instead. Luckily for Greece, their soldiers were already at the port when a bad storm strike. Persia lost a squadron from the same storm.
After a battle that happened for two days in Thermopylae the Persians were on the losing end. Greece was about to win the war but a traitor tried to turn the tables around. This traitor suggested that the Persian army go behind the route the Spartans were going to take. General Leonidas from Sparta was wise enough to let the army go back home to safety after the battle in Thermopylae, leaving only a few to fight the surprise attack.
Even when there was a great battle happening between Greece and Persia, the latter was already able to influence some parts. The people from Northern Greece joined Xerxes to attack their motherlands fleet. This resulted to the incineration of Athens. Athenians remained safe since they were evacuated before any of the burning happened.
Wars are prevalent in the ancient world since fighting for territory is one way to know who has always been more powerful. Mankind has always had the tendency of greed for power. This too has been documented in so many ancient literary works. One of the greatest wars fought was the Greek Persian Wars. All of it starting with the Persians invading Ionia, a state in Greece.
This was such an epic story that a movie adaptation was made about it, called 300. The Greek uprising against the Persian invasion started when Anatolia rebelled and fought back. Unfortunately, Greece lost this battle but was able to forewarn Athens and Eretria.
Since Persia was already able to conquer many kingdoms, it was easy for them to increase the number of their forces. But this would also have made tactical training and strategy difficult. Greece, did not have this advantage but they highly valued strategy which placed them at an advantage. During a battle in Plataea, there were 6,400 Persians lost in battle while there were only 192 Greeks lost.
10 years later, the Persians returned to avenge their momentary defeat and were lead by Xerxes. This time their forces was much larger. You can guess that they believed in the strength in numbers than in actual strategy. This part of the war is very notable since there was blockbuster hit made for this part of history.
Greeks were aware of their disadvantage. But since they have always seen war as a necessary evil, the art of battle has been incorporated in their culture. It was not until the Sparta militia took over the command of the Greek army that they took the matter of both strategy and strength at a new level.
The fight lasted for about three days at a place near the see while Persia tried to spring a surprise attack at the Greek fleet. Greek was well informed and attacked the main fleet instead. Luckily for Greece, their soldiers were already at the port when a bad storm strike. Persia lost a squadron from the same storm.
After a battle that happened for two days in Thermopylae the Persians were on the losing end. Greece was about to win the war but a traitor tried to turn the tables around. This traitor suggested that the Persian army go behind the route the Spartans were going to take. General Leonidas from Sparta was wise enough to let the army go back home to safety after the battle in Thermopylae, leaving only a few to fight the surprise attack.
Even when there was a great battle happening between Greece and Persia, the latter was already able to influence some parts. The people from Northern Greece joined Xerxes to attack their motherlands fleet. This resulted to the incineration of Athens. Athenians remained safe since they were evacuated before any of the burning happened.
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