CLA2102 Lecture 4: January 19 Lecture

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA2102
• Professor: Rajiv Bhola

Document Summary

Cla 2102 first and second persian invasions. Relevant dates given in class ignore dates in readings (reading 2) Brother of darius artaphernes led persian forces to marathon. Battle itself miltiades arranged battle line so it was as long as persians, despite the. Centre a little weak packed men in wings, sides. In ancient warfare good strategies for winning battles: having more men than your enemy, longer battle line. You could go around sides of lines and come at your opponents from the opposite side flanking them. Could also push them in from the sides envelope them: another technique punch right through the centre then come around and fight on multiple sides. Athenians made sure persians couldn"t get around them they were even able to push. Persian wings back because there were so many athenian troops concentrated in wings, at the sides: this pushed persian wings inward, greek centre was weak, had more give when persians pressed at centre, the.