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The second Persian invasion of Greece (480-479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece (492-490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon which ended Darius I's attempts to subjugate Greece. After Darius's death, his son Xerxes spent several years planning for the second invasion, mustering an enormous army and navy. The Athenians andSpartans led the Greek resistance, with some 70 city-states joining the 'Allied' effort. However, most of the Greek cities remained neutral or submitted to Xerxes.
The invasion began in spring 480 BC, when the Persian army crossed the Hellespontand marched through Thrace and Macedon to Thessaly. The Persian advance was blocked at the pass of Thermopylae by a small Allied force under King Leonidas I of Sparta; simultaneously, the Persian fleet was blocked by an Allied fleet at the straits of Artemisium. At the famous Battle of Thermopylae, the Allied army held back the Persian army for seven days, before they were outflanked by a mountain path and the Allied rearguard was trapped in the pass and annihilated. The Allied fleet had also withstood two days of Persian attacks at the Battle of Artemisium, but when news reached them of the disaster at Thermopylae, they withdrew to Salamis.
After Thermopylae, all of Boeotia and Attica fell to the Persian army, who captured and burnt Athens. However, a larger Allied army fortified the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, protecting the Peloponnesus from Persian conquest. Both sides thus sought out a naval victory which might decisively alter the course of the war. The Athenian general Themistocles succeeded in luring the Persian navy into the narrow Straits of Salamis, where the huge number of Persian ships became disorganised, and were soundly beaten by the Allied fleet. The Allied victory at Salamis prevented a quick conclusion to the invasion, and fearing becoming trapped in Europe, Xerxes retreated to Asia leaving his general Mardonius to finish the conquest with the elite of the army.
The following Spring, the Allies assembled the largest ever hoplite army, and marched north from the isthmus to confront Mardonius. At the ensuing Battle of Plataea, the Greek infantry again proved its superiority, inflicting a severe defeat on the Persians, killing Mardonius in the process. On the same day, across the Aegean Sea an Allied navy destroyed the remnants of the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. With this double defeat, the invasion was ended, and Persian power in the Aegean severely dented. The Greeks would now move over to the offensive, eventually expelling the Persians from Europe, the Aegean islands and Ionia before the war finally came to an end in 479 BC.
Do you mean that battle or do you mean the overlord king type deal who led the WHOLE Persian army, because that guy is Xerxes.
The greek leader of the navy was Thermistocles.
The Persian Army could routinely field an army of 100,000 or more depending on which campaign they were involved in ~ see related link below .
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What was Thermoplylae?
Thermopylae is a narrow spit of land where an ancient Spartan army of one hundred (100) Hoplyte soldiers held off one thousand Persian soldiers for three days before being overrun and killed to the last man. You can go to Greece and find a monument to this epic battle and there was a special television program on the Discovery Channel.
When did the Classical Period end?
The Classical Age of Greece begins with the Persian War (490-479 B.C.) and ends with the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.). Besides war and conquest, in this period of Ancient Greece, the Greeks produced great literature, poetry, philosophy, drama, and art. Classical Greece includes the period known as the Age of Pericles.
Why would someone want to warn Xerxes not to take revenge on Greece?
When countries pay for waging war, that money is diverted from other interests. In the case of Xerxes, his aim was to seek revenge on Greece for the failings of his father. With the benefit of hindsight we can speculate that someone would warn Xerxes not to go to war with Greece because of the tenacity of the Greeks (Athens, Sparta, and the hundreds of other city-states) but a short answer would be the logistics of going to war is very expensive and risky when the enemy is far away. Before Thermoplye, Xerxes lost a great number of ships and men to a storm that sank the boats. With Persia being so far away, replacing them was a logistical nightmare; hence why Xerxes is purported to have invaded Greece with one million men in his army.
Water systems that contribute to ancient Greece's livelihood?
Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. Water systems that contribute to ancient Greece's livelihood was trading through sea.
How was life in Greece different under Alexander than it had been during the golden age?
Under Alexandeer Greece have a better army.
Which Persian leader invaded Greece with 200000 soldiers in 480 B.C?
Xerxes
What Persian leader invaded Greece with 200 000 soldiers in 480 BC?
Xerxes
Who invaded Greece during the Persian wars?
Persia!!!!!
When was the invasion of Greece?
Persian king Xerxes invaded mainland Greece in 480-479 BCE.
Who led the Persian army that invaded Greece in 480bce?
Darius
That the Persian ruler that invaded Greece after the city-states rebelled?
Xerxes son of Darius
The Persian army that invaded Greece in bc and was defected at sea near salamis was led by?
Xerxes
Which Persian leader invaded Greece with 200000soldiers in 480 bc?
Wrong Answer : CYRUS THE GREAT Correct Answer : XERXES
Who invaded Greece and when?
Greek city-states invaded other city-states. Outside nations that invaded or tried to invade were Macedonia, Thrace, Persian and Rome.
What happened the battle of Plataea?
The Battle of Plataea 479 BC marked the final battle of the Second Persian invasion of Greece . This battle would mark the last time a Persian army invaded mainland Greece .
What was the problem with the Germanic soldiers to fight the invading Persian armies?
There were no Germanic soldiers within a thousand miles of Greece, and the Greeks provided their own amies from their citizens anyway.
What was the problem with Germanic soldiers to fight the invading Persian armies?
There were no Germanic soldiers within a thousand miles of Greece, and the Greeks provided their own amies from their citizens anyway.
