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1 day ago · The Battle of Thermopylae (⫽ θ ər ˈ m ɒ p ɪ l iː ⫽ thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I.
1 day ago · Victory over the allied Greek states at the famous Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to torch an evacuated Athens and overrun most of Greece. However, while seeking to destroy the combined Greek fleet, the Persians suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Salamis.
3 days ago · At the famous Battle of Thermopylae, the Allied army held back the Persian army for three days, before they were outflanked by a mountain path and the Allied rearguard was trapped and annihilated.
5 days ago · Persian Invasion of Greece - The Gates of Fire: Explore the epic Battle of Thermopylae, where King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors made their heroic last stand against the vast Persian...
5 days ago · The Battle of Thermopylae, fought in August 480 BCE, stands as one of the most iconic last stands in military history. This epic confrontation between a small Greek force, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the massive Persian army of King Xerxes I, has captivated the imagination of historians and the public alike for centuries.
2 days ago · This work is an early source on the lives of significant historical figures and events, such as the defeat of the kingdom of Lydia, the foundation of the first Persian empire, Cyrus the Great’s ill-fated invasion of Scythia, and Leonidas’ defense, and ultimate demise, alongside his 300 warriors at the Battle of Thermopylae.
3 days ago · Leonidas (c. 530-480 B.C.) was a king of the city-state of Sparta from about 490 B.C. until his death at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army in 480 B.C. Although Leonidas lost the battle, the Spartans honored his death at Thermopylae as a heroic sacrifice because even though he realized that the Persians had outmaneuvered him, three hundred of his fellow Spartans stayed with him ...
