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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.
Thermopylae (/ θ ər ˈ m ɒ p ɪ l iː /; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Θερμοπύλαι, romanized: Thermopylai; Ancient: [tʰermopýlai], Katharevousa: [θermoˈpile̞]; Demotic Greek : Θερμοπύλες, romanized: Thermopyles [θermoˈpiles]; "hot gates") is a narrow pass and modern town in Lamia, Phthiotis, Greece.
Two historical maps of the Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC, and movements to Salamis. Illustrating. Thermoplai, Delphi, Aphetae, Artemisium, Euboea, Chalcis, Plataea, Thebes, Marathon, Piraeus, Athens, Phalerum, Gulf of Corinth, Salamis, Saronic Gulf, Aegina. - Gulf of Malis.
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.
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Media in category "Maps of the Battle of Thermopylae" The following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. 161 of 'A History of Greece. For the use of colleges and schools. (With illustrations.)' (11059945123).jpg 1,237 × 817; 266 KB.
Plan of Thermopylae, 480 BC. Map of A map of Thermopylae showing the site of the Battle of Thermopylae during the war between Greece and the Persians. This interesting map shows the present–day coastline and river course, and at the time of Herodotus (Greek historian).
Media in category "Maps of Thermopylae". The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. (Geographical Sketch of the Environs of Thermopylae) - Clarke Edward Daniel - 1816.jpg 1,500 × 1,175; 829 KB.
