1 / 11

The Battles Of Thermopylae and Salamis

The Battles Of Thermopylae and Salamis. By: Jackson Cody. The leaders . The leaders for Persia were Xerxes The leaders for Greece were Leonidas and Themistocles. The Strategies at Thermopylae. The Greeks used the strategy of a formation called a Phalanx.

dani
Download Presentation

The Battles Of Thermopylae and Salamis

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Battles Of Thermopylae and Salamis By: Jackson Cody

  2. The leaders • The leaders for Persia were Xerxes • The leaders for Greece were Leonidas and Themistocles

  3. The Strategies at Thermopylae • The Greeks used the strategy of a formation called a Phalanx. • The Persians were hoping to overwhelm the Spartans with arrows and large numbers

  4. Strategies at Salamis • The Greeks were using smaller more maneuverable ships to attack the enemy • The Persians were hoping that their bigger ships could cause more damage and absorb more damage

  5. Before Thermopylae • The Geeks had decided to hold up the Persian advance and strategically they chose Thermopylae for it was narrow so only a few men could defend it.(battle) Also in the beginning a Persian spy saw the Spartans coming their hair.

  6. Before Salamis • The battle happened because of the failure to stop the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae this intern lead to the Greeks retreat from Artemisium to Salamis

  7. During Thermopylae • The Greeks fought for three hole days until a traitor named Ephialtes told the Persians of a small path to the back of the Spartan lines. The Persians finally won by taking the back path that had been revealed.

  8. During Salamis • The Persians outnumbered the Greeks and blocked both entrances hoping to crush the Greek fleet, But the narrowness of the straight unlabeled the larger Persian ships to move so the smaller Greek ships crushed the Persian navy for a decisive win

  9. After Thermopylae • After the engagement the navy at Artemisium retreated to the strait at Salamis to once again face the Persian navy. This was a result of the failure to hold Thermopylae.

  10. After Salamis • After the battle of Salamis the Greeks went on to win the Persian war and end the Persians occupation in Greece and in the Greek colonies

  11. Works Cited • “Battle of Thermopylae.”Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 2012. Web. 1/30/12

More Related