TheArmies

=The Greeks= The Greeks armies were composed of troops from many of the city states. Of those cities states Athens and Sparta were the two most powerful of them. Unfortunately the Greek cause not a unified front. The Persians traveled without resistance down the coast of Greece because several city states sided with Persia and even fought in their army. The Greeks Primary weapons were the spear and shield. using the shield the would form lines where the shield of one man protected another creating an w solid wall of bronze. This is called the phalanxes. Soldiers would then use the spears or short swords to atack enemies from behind the phalanx. The Spartans led the the Greek army because they were trained since birth as professional soldiers. An Example of the phalanx

=The Persians= The Persian Army was led by God King Xerxes was ans contains soldier from all of his nations. It contained about 2.5 million troops.The Persians best soldiers were the Immortals. they were outfitted with short spears, a sword, and bows and arrows. The bow and arrows made the Greeks think they were cowards because it took the personal fighting out of the battle by allowing them to kill enemies from a distance. The Persian Immortal