Jan. 11, 2023

The Battle of Thermopylae

The Battle of Thermopylae

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The Battle of Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪl/ thər-MOP-i-leeGreekΜάχη τῶν ΘερμοπυλῶνMáchē 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. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the second Persian invasion of Greece and the wider Greco-Persian Wars.

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