What happened after the battle of thermopalae made famous by the movie 300?!
Question: did the greeks beat the persians
Answers: did the greeks beat the persians
The fierce resistance of the Spartan led army offered Athens the invaluable time to prepare for a decisive naval battle that would come to determine the outcome of the war. The subsequent Greek victory at the Battle of Salamis left much of the Persian Empire's navy destroyed and Xerxes was forced to retreat back to Asia, leaving his army in Greece under Mardonius, who was to meet the Greeks in battle one last time. The Spartans assembled at full strength and led a pan-Greek army that defeated the Persians decisively at the Battle of Plataea, ending the Greco-Persian War and with it the expansion of the Persian Empire into Europe.
yes they did, eventually a Mesopotamian king by the name of Alexander the Great conquered Persia along with many other kingdoms....a gifted leader who was never defeated.
if you liked 300, you may enjoy the movie Alexander, which features Colin Farrel, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, and Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars
The delay at Thermopylae helped the Greeks organize an army that would eventually fight the Persians at equal numbers, resulting in a Greek victory at Plataea some months later.
In the immediate aftermath, the Persians continued their march south and reached Athens, which had been left to fend for itself. Usually the Persians did not sack or loot cities they conquered, but Athens suffered this fate. Sonn after, the Persians were dealt a severe defeat at the naval Battle of Actium. The better part of their fleet was damaged or destroyed, causing Xerxes to give up his goal of subjugating the rest of Greece, and made him turn for home with the bulk of his forces, leaving an army of between 80,000-100,000 man to continue the fight. This army was defeated at Plataea by a Greek army, numbering close to 60,00 led by the 10,000-man Spartan army.