Xerxes' Invasion of Greece

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:armament allied troops from various nations
Persian_soldiers
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Salamis
Battle of Plataea
Battle of Thermopylae
gptkbp:controversy about the accuracy of ancient sources
gptkbp:crew_size estimated at over 1 million
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
gptkbp:established Xerxes I of Persia
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod involved extensive planning
part of a larger conflict
influenced future military leaders.
involved significant logistics
led_to_the_eventual_fall_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire
gptkbp:historical_significance seen as a clash of civilizations
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Herodotus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xerxes' Invasion of Greece
gptkbp:influenced Western political thought
subsequent military tactics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Greek_city-states
gptkbp:kingdom Achaemenid Empire
largest empire of its time
gptkbp:leadership centralized command
autocratic
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure in history
symbol of resistance against tyranny
gptkbp:navalFleet use of a large fleet
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Salamis_Strait
Plataea
Thermopylae pass
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Leonidas_I
gptkb:Themistocles
gptkbp:outcome Persian_defeat
gptkbp:purpose revenge for the defeat at Marathon
gptkbp:resultedIn the_rise_of_Athenian_power
the_formation_of_the_Delian_League
gptkbp:retreats after the Battle of Salamis
after_the_Battle_of_Plataea
gptkbp:significance marked_the_end_of_Persian_expansion_in_Europe
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:crossing_the_Hellespont
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:year 480 BC