CLA230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ionian Revolt, Mardonius, Thespiae
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490, marathon, persians are temporarily warded off, as persia is distracted by egypt in the 480s, xerxes is clearly intent on punishing the greeks for marathon, and is gathering an army. 1. 7mil asian infantry, 80 cavalry, 20k camels/chariots, 12k triremes, 30k other ships, 24k. Greek men on 120 triremes, 300k european infantry: total 2. 6 mil, no accurate, couldn"t have existed. Phocaea: lack of military discipline dooms the ionians. Herodotus: if thessaly had helped the greeks, then the phocians would have helped the. Persians political complications (it was beneficial for thessaly to bow to persia to be free from theban control) Mardonius stays with army of 300k, wintering in thessaly. Greek generals decide not to pursue the fleeing fleet. Sparta sends 45k men with king pausanius: spartiates, perioikoi, helots. 800 athenians, 3000 megarians, 5000 corinthians, etc: totally 38700 hoplites and 71k+ light armed troops.
