CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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It was difficult to maneuver the large Persian ships in the narrow strait of Salamis.
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The Persians did not have a navy to fight on water.
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The Persians had more boats than the Athenians
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The Athenians had more boats than the Persians.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Regrouping, the Greeks were able to lure the Persian fleet into the narrow waters around Salamis which negated their numerical advantage. In the resulting battle, the Greeks badly defeated the enemy and forced them to flee. Unable to supply their army by sea, the Persians were forced to retreat north.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 480 BCE, the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet off the island of Salamis in the largest naval battle ever fought in the ancient world. The Greek victory proved to be the turning point in the war, for the Persian king, Xerxes, returned to Asia with his surviving ships and the majority of his land troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Athenians and their allies chose a location for the battle, with marshes and mountainous terrain, that prevented the Persian cavalry from joining the Persian infantry. Miltiades, the Athenian general, ordered a general attack against the Persian forces, composed primarily of missile troops.