As wind rushes up along the water, the friction causes ripples. Wind continues to push against these ripples in a snowball effect that eventually creates a large wave. Essentially, this action is a transfer of energy from the sun to the wind to the waves. A few factors determine how strong an individual wave will be.
'Spartacus War': Story Of The Real-Life Gladiator. The legend of Spartacus has inspired so many fanciful retellings, it's easy to lose track of what actually happened back in 73 BC. In The Spartacus War, Barry Strauss gives a historical account of the charismatic rebel who inspired a slave revolt against Rome. Excerpt: 'The Spartacus War'.
What is the role Sparta played in the Persian war? The war lasted 499-449 BCE. It arrived too late for the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, but provided major contingents to, and led, the Greek naval and ground forces at the b â¦ attles of Salamis and Plataia in 480 and 479 BCE.