MissSavage29 said:
you could also mention Thermopalyae and teh other one in 480 which has slipped my mind
the battle of thermopylae & artemisium.. and the battles of mycale & plataea.
lol, this question looks awfully familiar!..
you could also mention that the greeks had great
strategy (The Greeks attacked at the right moment; Spartans – dominant in land power, Atheniens – dominant in sea power; Strategic use of natural terrain to disempower the greater number of Persians; Marathon: Miltades aim was to get so close that the Persian archers would be inaffective)
leadership as already mentioned, is a good point. for eg, On Themistocles – (Thucydides) analyses how Themistocles was the most brilliant and innovative leader, whose ‘forecasts of the future were always more reliable’; it was he who ‘had the power to reach the right conclusion in matters’
unity was also another factor. The Congress of Isthmus, 481BC was an important unification element: 31 city states, willing to contribute to the defence of Greece – first time they unified themselves as ‘The Hellenes’;
Plataea is often cited as one of the best examples of Greek unity. Approx 23 states had taken an oath of comradeship to fight together until the barbarian invaders were destroyed
the fact that the greeks had better
weaponry & military skill adds to what contributed to their victory; the Greek hoplites were far more disciplined than their Persian counterparts and also better protected, with their bronze-visored helmets, solid breastplates, shields and javelins; Herodotus said the Greeks very skilful in use of their weapons and well practised military manoeuvres. Persians had no such skill and fought in disorder.
those are just a few things you could mention. =)
