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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.
The Battle of Thermopylae was a battle in 480 BCE in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae. It was fought between Greek and Persian forces during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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16 kwi 2013 · Thermopylae is a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece which was the site of several battles in antiquity, the most famous being that between Persians and Greeks in August 480 BCE. Despite being greatly inferior in numbers, the Greeks held the narrow pass for three days with Spartan king Leonidas fighting a last-ditch defence with a ...
6 kwi 2013 · A map indicating the location and military positions taken in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE between the Persian invading forces of Xerxes I against a small Greek force led by Spartan king Leonidas. Defending the pass for three days, the Greek force was ultimately defeated.
The famous Battle of Thermopylae pitted the Persians against the 300 Spartans. This battle, which resulted in a Persian victory, took place in 480 B.C.E. Greek leaders: Leonidas I and Demophilus. Persian leaders: Xerxes I of Persia, Hydarnes, and Mardonius.
9 maj 2023 · The Battle of Thermopylae is famous in history, poetry, and modern culture. Learn more about the 480 BCE battle of Spartans and Thespians against Xerxes I's Persian army.
