HI289 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Hoplite, Helots
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Monday, february 5, 2018: persian fleet lands at bay of marathon. Persians back: hoplites charge (uncharacteristic of hoplites, fight and move in phalanx formation, greek advantages: Greeks rapidly close distance between armies, negating persian archers. Hoplites = weapons, armor and experience = have edge in close combat. Greek flanking forces move to envelop persian center. Geography = head on fight = persians have little/no room to maneuver. Some persian forces (cavalry) may have been absent or already loaded on ships. Greeks = 192 athenians and 11 plataeans dead. Persian losses = 6400 dead and 7 ships destroyed. Despite defeat, persians re embark, attempt to sail to athens before arrival of. Athens returns to fast marching through the night. Persian force returns to asia: spartans show up later, athens gains popularity and power due to this victory, first clear greek victory over large persian army. The second persian invasion of greece and the greek counterattack (480-478 bc)
