17.04.2005, 20:07
One of the best points at which to hold off an invader was at Thermopylae, a narrow valley adjacent to the sea. The attacker could not pass to the seaward side, and to go inland would mean a significant detour. Other armies could risk this, but Xerxes could not. On the other hand, a defender could take a stand with comparatively few men
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sehr gute infos auch hier dazu
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But on the fifth day...he (Xerxes) sent against them the Medes and Cissians... The Medes charged the Greeks full tilt and had many of their own men killed. Others replaced them, and their attack did not cease, although they were sorely mauled; but they made it quite clear to everyone, and especially to the King himself, that though they [the Persians] had many men, there were few men. (Herodotus. History.)
After more days of repelling wave after wave of Persians, the Greek contingents from most of the remaining city states, realizing the desperately bad odds, left Thermopylae to return to their cities and defend them for when the Persians came through the pass. This left the Greek commander Leonidas and 300 Spartans to defend all of mainland Greece against 310,000 Persians and their allies. A traitor, Ephialtes, informed Xerxes of a path that would enable Xerxes to encircle the Spartans.
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Und ein weiterer interssanter link
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222. So the allies, when Leonidas ordered them to retire, obeyed him and forthwith departed. Only the Thespians and the Thebans remained with the Spartans; and of these the Thebans were kept back by Leonidas very much against their will. The Thespians, on the contrary, stayed entirely of their own accord, refusing to retreat, and declaring that they would not forsake Leonidas and his followers. So they abode with the Spartans, and died with them. Their leader was Demophilus, the son of Diadromes
Und noch einer...
Some Greek city-states in the north submitted to the Persians rather than face destruction. One reason was because the stronger city-states in the south, such as Athens, Sparta and Thebes, had decided not to meet Xerxes in the north. Thus these latter city-states stood alone against the Persian giant. The Greeks together had three hundred ships and ten thousand men, with the ability to raise about fifty thousand. They were led by King Leonidas of Sparta who brought with him three hundred Spartans. The small turnout of Sparta resulted from a disagreement as to where best to meet the Persians. Sparta wanted to fight at the Isthmus of Corinth, others wanted to fight further north and Athens still insisted that the war would be won or lost at sea.
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@Quintus
Auch hier sehr interessante hinweise...
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Weitere Links gebe Ich gerne auf anfrage ...in einigen dieser Projekten durfte Ich unter anderem mitwirken,um eine art Think Tank im Net zu bilden...
Leider kann Ich in meinen Archiven nicht eine geographische karte Des passes finden in dem die "breite" genau angezeigt ist...
Und noch was..
Ich weiss nicht wieviele von euch sich fuer modelle interessieren...aber gerade zum thread passend...einige der besten figuren die Ich finden konnte..
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Regards
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sehr gute infos auch hier dazu
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But on the fifth day...he (Xerxes) sent against them the Medes and Cissians... The Medes charged the Greeks full tilt and had many of their own men killed. Others replaced them, and their attack did not cease, although they were sorely mauled; but they made it quite clear to everyone, and especially to the King himself, that though they [the Persians] had many men, there were few men. (Herodotus. History.)
After more days of repelling wave after wave of Persians, the Greek contingents from most of the remaining city states, realizing the desperately bad odds, left Thermopylae to return to their cities and defend them for when the Persians came through the pass. This left the Greek commander Leonidas and 300 Spartans to defend all of mainland Greece against 310,000 Persians and their allies. A traitor, Ephialtes, informed Xerxes of a path that would enable Xerxes to encircle the Spartans.
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Und ein weiterer interssanter link
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222. So the allies, when Leonidas ordered them to retire, obeyed him and forthwith departed. Only the Thespians and the Thebans remained with the Spartans; and of these the Thebans were kept back by Leonidas very much against their will. The Thespians, on the contrary, stayed entirely of their own accord, refusing to retreat, and declaring that they would not forsake Leonidas and his followers. So they abode with the Spartans, and died with them. Their leader was Demophilus, the son of Diadromes
Und noch einer...
Some Greek city-states in the north submitted to the Persians rather than face destruction. One reason was because the stronger city-states in the south, such as Athens, Sparta and Thebes, had decided not to meet Xerxes in the north. Thus these latter city-states stood alone against the Persian giant. The Greeks together had three hundred ships and ten thousand men, with the ability to raise about fifty thousand. They were led by King Leonidas of Sparta who brought with him three hundred Spartans. The small turnout of Sparta resulted from a disagreement as to where best to meet the Persians. Sparta wanted to fight at the Isthmus of Corinth, others wanted to fight further north and Athens still insisted that the war would be won or lost at sea.
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@Quintus
Auch hier sehr interessante hinweise...
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.usfca.edu/classes/AuthEd/Set.Goes/SStudies/Thermopylae/Thermopylae.html">http://www.usfca.edu/classes/AuthEd/Set ... pylae.html</a><!-- m -->
[Bild: http://www.usfca.edu/classes/AuthEd/Set....hermop.gif]
Weitere Links gebe Ich gerne auf anfrage ...in einigen dieser Projekten durfte Ich unter anderem mitwirken,um eine art Think Tank im Net zu bilden...
Leider kann Ich in meinen Archiven nicht eine geographische karte Des passes finden in dem die "breite" genau angezeigt ist...
Und noch was..
Ich weiss nicht wieviele von euch sich fuer modelle interessieren...aber gerade zum thread passend...einige der besten figuren die Ich finden konnte..
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Regards