The Battle of Thermopylae: 300 Against an Empire
The legendary stand of three hundred Spartans and their allies in four hundred and eighty BC. A narrow mountain pass, an endless Persian army, and a sacrifice that united Greece to defend its freedom.
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The Battle of Thermopylae: 300 Against an Empire
The legendary stand of three hundred Spartans and their allies in four hundred and eighty BC. A narrow mountain pass, an endless Persian army, and a sacrifice that united Greece to defend its freedom.
Covers Xerxes' invasion force, Leonidas' selection of the pass at the Hot Gates, the phalanx wall defense, the betrayal by Ephialtes, the final stand of the Spartans and Thespians, and the legacy of sacrifice.
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