(EDSITEment reconstruction from resources through the EDSITEment-reviewed The Perseus Project.) Reconstruction of the Hellespont as it probably looked at the time of the Persian Wars. The sails and masts will be stowed and oars lowered into the water for battle when they are close enough to the enemy fleet. The Isthmus of Corinth-where the Pelleponesian Greeks wanted to make their stand-is to the south of this location.Ī part of the Greek fleet advances on the Persian (Phoenicians, Egyptians and Persia's Greek allies) fleet around Artemisium. A series of sea battles was fought around Artemisium at the same time as the land battle at Thermopylae. (Note also the inclusion of the battle of Marathon from the previous Persian War).Ĭloseup of Thermopylae and Artemisium Area. Note hotspots for important stages and battles of Xerxes' campaign. Topography included.Ĭlose-up of Greece and "war theater" area with with the Persian invasion routes. Red lines denote the route of Xerxes' army across the empire. Map of the Persian Empire at the time of Xerxes.
The maps included below provide insight into the expansion of Mediterranean and Persian Empires, and provide access to multimedia resources for mapping and primary source analysis. Taken from the United States Army Field Artillery School.“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.”
If you look at the area marked "BTG Battle Zone", you may note that the BTG Battle Line roughly corresponds with a FEBA.Įven though the country as a whole may be "friendly" territory, the commander can still use graphic control measures which pertain to his battlespace alone.ġ ADRP 1-02, 2012 2 This is a graphic from the perspective of the Opposing Force (OPFOR), and as such doesn't use only U.S. He's still going to sketch out a forward edge of battle area for his men, right?Ĭheck out this graphic 2 showing one method in which a force can plan for the defense in a nonlinear area of operations. Consider a commander in Afghanistan planning for the defense of a village. However, that doesn't mean that the concept of a FEBA is meaningless - we just need to zoom in a bit. You are correct in that it's no longer possible to think of a FEBA in the same way that it was conceptualized in WWI, in which you could physically see two opposing lines of trenches, stretching the length of entire countries.
The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are deployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are operating, designated to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the maneuver of units. As you may or may not know, the official definition of the FEBA is:
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