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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; Persian: نبرد ترموپیل Nâbārd-e Ṭermopīl) took place during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae in 480 BCE during the Persian Wars. After three days resisting the much larger Persian army of Xerxes I, Greek forces were betrayed by Ephialtes and sent into retreat by their leader, Leonidas, who died during a final stand.
Apr 16, 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.
In 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta faced an enormous invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae. The Persians, led by King Xerxes, had a numerical advantage of over 10:1 and expected an easy victory.
May 9, 2023 · The Battle of Thermopylae was a pyrrhic victory for the Persians. They eventually took the pass and continued their campaign across Greece, but news of the battle spread, invigorating Greek morale while at the same time dealing Persian morale a major blow.
Mar 12, 2019 · The Battle of Thermopylae, fought between the Greeks and the Persians in 480 BCE, has gone down in history as one of the most significant last stands of all time, despite the fact the “hero,” the Greeks, walked away from this battle defeated and on the brink of complete destruction.
The Battle of Thermopylae took place during the second Persian invasion of Greece. Occurring in July, August, or September 480 BC, it was one of the most prominent military engagements of the Greco-Persian Wars.
There, in August 480 bce, during the second Persian invasion of Greece, a small Greek force under the Spartan king Leonidas defended Attica and Boeotia against the southward advance of Xerxes ’ Persian army while Greek fleets at nearby Cape Artemesium fought off the attacking Persian navy.
Jun 12, 2006 · To the Greek strategists in 481 bc, Thermopylae represented their best chance to stop or at least delay the Persian army long enough to allow their combined fleets to draw the Persian navy into a decisive sea battle.
The Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC, was a battle in the second Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. It took place at the pass of Thermopylae. The battle was fought for over three days, at the same time as the naval Battle of Artemisium.
