What was the Spartan fighting formation called?
phalanxes
Why did the Athenian view of Sparta oscillate between admiration and fear?
Why did the other Greek city-states both fear and admire Sparta? They feared Sparta because Sparta was a formidable army that was gaining power, and they admired Sparta because of its strange customs and strong military.
What was the name of the Persian forces who attacked the Spartans on the second day of the battle?
The Persians overran Boeotia and then captured the evacuated city of Athens. The Greek fleet—seeking a decisive victory over the Persian armada—attacked and defeated the invaders at the Battle of Salamis in late 480 BC….Greek army.
| Group | Number – Herodotus | Numbers – Diodorus Siculus |
|---|---|---|
| Opuntian Locrians | “All they had” | 1,000 |
Who is the king of Sparta?
Leonidas I
What if only two kings are left in chess?
A game of chess is drawn if neither player has enough pieces left to force CHECKMATE. If you reach a position with just two Kings left on the board you can stop play – it’s a DRAW. It’s NOT STALEMATE – both players could move their Kings round the board all day if they felt like it – but it IS a draw.
What if King reaches other side in chess?
There is no such law for a king. If the king reaches the last row of the other side ,the game continues unless the king gets checkmated or the opponent’s king gets checkmated. When a king reaches the last raw of the other side in chess he promotes to a pawn.
What happens if your king reaches the other side?
When a King reaches the other side of the board ( i.e. “the 8th rank” — the farthest opposing row of the board), nothing happens. A King will remain a King. Whether the King moves to a square in the 8th rank to get out of check, or capture, or make a regular move, it remains the same piece with the same abilities.
What happens when a bishop reaches the other side?
A2A Under the FIDE Laws of Chess, it remains a Bishop. The only piece that is altered by reaching the other side of the board (or ‘to the rank furthest from its starting position’) is pawn, which must be exchanged for either a Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight of the same colour as the pawn. It remains a bishop.
Can King kill in chess without check?
The king can kill a checkmate threat as long as he doesn’t move into threat (as long as there isn’t any piece defending the piece the king attacks).