1 gen 480 anni a. C. - The Battle of Thermopylae

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Thermopylae may be the best-known event of the Ancient Greece Timeline, popularized as it is by biceps and abs in the movie 300. The cinematic version is – very loosely – based on the true battle. Although three hundred Spartan warriors formed the vanguard of the Greek forces at the Battle of Thermopylae, they were actually joined by around 7,000 allied Greek warriors, though the entire force was still vastly outnumbered by the invading Persians.

The group never hoped to win, but instead planned to delay the advancing Persians in the bottleneck mountain pass at Thermopylae. They held out for seven days, three of which involved heavy fighting until they were betrayed by a local who showed the Persians a route around the pass.

The Spartan king Leonidas sent most of the other Greek soldiers away, and together the 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians that remained fought to the death, giving their lives to allow time for the other city-states of ancient Greece to prepare their defense.

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