This is my final post filled with all the answers to the questions I have made, all the information about the Battle Of Marathon, all of it is jam packed into my final blog post. You will learn the answers to my questions. Which by the way were. What did the Greeks do to win the battle of Marathon and defeat the Persians? How did the all the wars affect the citizens of Greece? And, what did the Greeks do to represent themselves and what weapons were used by the Greeks?
So I will start off by answering the first question. Which is, how did the Greeks beat the Persians in the battle of Marathon? So it was about 490 B.C.E.. And near 10,000 Athenian soldiers marched to the outer part of their city to find the Persians with approximately 80,000 soldiers waiting for the Greeks. The Greeks were lead by Miltiades. And the Persians lead by the old tyrant of Athens Hippias. Miltiades said that they should not waste any time and go straight into the battle. But he said that the war-archon should have a vote. The war achron said that he liked his idea. So Miltiades got the vote for his plan to be put into action. But still both of the armies did not advance for they had no good reasons to do so. It would basically be suicide to go to the other army’s side and get attacked by all of their men. So they stayed ready and patient. The Greeks had a signal that would be sent from one of the soldier’s shields that meant the gates of Athens are ready to be open. So that the Greeks would be able to advance to their own city so that they could have a place to have shelter and hide and at the same time bypassing an open land fight. Some of the Greek scouts noticed that the Persian cavalry came across the battle line before dawn. The Greek had the advantage and they took it. The Greeks moved into formation about a mile away from the city. Ready for battle. Miltiades told the army how the battle should take place. But the main problem was that the Persians had deadly archers. Also the Greeks were way out numbered. The Greeks ran towards them ready to kill. The Greeks held their shields high over their heads to be protected from the arrows. The archers were now helpless, the horses weren’t any help because they aren’t the best after a long sea voyage, and had lost their formation from the random attack. The Greeks’ spears easily broke through the Persians shields. The small amount of the Persian army that was leftover tried to retreat. The Greeks killed the remaining Persians. And the war was over. And the Greeks won.
Now for question number two. How did the wars affect the Greek citizens ? The Greeks were exposed to the Persian army so sometimes they had to make anti-Persian alliances to protect themselves. the Greeks and Persians dropped the arguing and made a peace empire. But was opposed by a league of spartan cities and the war of Peloponnesian. From 431-404 B.C.E.. Now for the third and final most question.
What did the Greeks do to represent themselves and what weapons were used by the Greeks? The Greeks represented themselves in war by painting their shields with faces, stories, and animals. To show their fierceness, they are beasts on the inside, and their intimidation to scare and frighten the opposing army. They also had their own style of helmets. Usually seen a lot in movies, a helmet with red hair or fuzz on top and covering the nose, the side of your face, and the top of your head. For the weapons that were used by the Greeks. The Greeks had a large assortment of weapons. Like the short sword. Which was usually used for close up combat or melee attacking, usually made from iron or bronze. This was made for the troops on ground not the cavalry. Spears were the primary weapon, these were very important to the foot soldiers and especially the cavalry. So that they could attack from a longer distance since the spears were very long, thin, and narrow. Some spears were up to 20 feet tall for mainly the infantry foot soldiers. Another essential piece of their equipment. The shields were about 16 lbs, a meter in diameter, and they were wooden.Some misle like weapons were the bow and arrow. Which was wooden. Javelins were one of them. These javelins were used by the cavalry and foot soldiers to be thrown at the enemy. The javelins were like lighter spears around the size of 1.5 meters. There was also the sling which was used to throw stones and and pellets. Kinda of like a slingshot.
That is it for my blog, thank you for reading it!!
So I will start off by answering the first question. Which is, how did the Greeks beat the Persians in the battle of Marathon? So it was about 490 B.C.E.. And near 10,000 Athenian soldiers marched to the outer part of their city to find the Persians with approximately 80,000 soldiers waiting for the Greeks. The Greeks were lead by Miltiades. And the Persians lead by the old tyrant of Athens Hippias. Miltiades said that they should not waste any time and go straight into the battle. But he said that the war-archon should have a vote. The war achron said that he liked his idea. So Miltiades got the vote for his plan to be put into action. But still both of the armies did not advance for they had no good reasons to do so. It would basically be suicide to go to the other army’s side and get attacked by all of their men. So they stayed ready and patient. The Greeks had a signal that would be sent from one of the soldier’s shields that meant the gates of Athens are ready to be open. So that the Greeks would be able to advance to their own city so that they could have a place to have shelter and hide and at the same time bypassing an open land fight. Some of the Greek scouts noticed that the Persian cavalry came across the battle line before dawn. The Greek had the advantage and they took it. The Greeks moved into formation about a mile away from the city. Ready for battle. Miltiades told the army how the battle should take place. But the main problem was that the Persians had deadly archers. Also the Greeks were way out numbered. The Greeks ran towards them ready to kill. The Greeks held their shields high over their heads to be protected from the arrows. The archers were now helpless, the horses weren’t any help because they aren’t the best after a long sea voyage, and had lost their formation from the random attack. The Greeks’ spears easily broke through the Persians shields. The small amount of the Persian army that was leftover tried to retreat. The Greeks killed the remaining Persians. And the war was over. And the Greeks won.
Now for question number two. How did the wars affect the Greek citizens ? The Greeks were exposed to the Persian army so sometimes they had to make anti-Persian alliances to protect themselves. the Greeks and Persians dropped the arguing and made a peace empire. But was opposed by a league of spartan cities and the war of Peloponnesian. From 431-404 B.C.E.. Now for the third and final most question.
What did the Greeks do to represent themselves and what weapons were used by the Greeks? The Greeks represented themselves in war by painting their shields with faces, stories, and animals. To show their fierceness, they are beasts on the inside, and their intimidation to scare and frighten the opposing army. They also had their own style of helmets. Usually seen a lot in movies, a helmet with red hair or fuzz on top and covering the nose, the side of your face, and the top of your head. For the weapons that were used by the Greeks. The Greeks had a large assortment of weapons. Like the short sword. Which was usually used for close up combat or melee attacking, usually made from iron or bronze. This was made for the troops on ground not the cavalry. Spears were the primary weapon, these were very important to the foot soldiers and especially the cavalry. So that they could attack from a longer distance since the spears were very long, thin, and narrow. Some spears were up to 20 feet tall for mainly the infantry foot soldiers. Another essential piece of their equipment. The shields were about 16 lbs, a meter in diameter, and they were wooden.Some misle like weapons were the bow and arrow. Which was wooden. Javelins were one of them. These javelins were used by the cavalry and foot soldiers to be thrown at the enemy. The javelins were like lighter spears around the size of 1.5 meters. There was also the sling which was used to throw stones and and pellets. Kinda of like a slingshot.
That is it for my blog, thank you for reading it!!