The Battle of Thermopylae (/ θ ər ˈ m ɒ p ɪ l iː / thər-MOP-i-lee) [14] 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.

The Battle of Thermopylae was a battle in 480 BCE in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae. It was fought between Greek and Persian forces during the Greco-Persian Wars.

2013年4月16日 · 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.

2019年3月12日 · The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between 300 Spartans and the Persian Empire in 480 BCE. Read the timeline, dates, and events here.

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.

The Battle of Thermopylae was a pivotal event in the Greco-Persian Wars where 300 Spartans, led by King Leonidas, made a heroic stand against the massive Persian army. In 480 BCE, the Greeks exploited the narrow pass of Thermopylae, forming an almost impenetrable phalanx to safeguard against invaders.

2021年9月23日 · The battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC has become the archetype for the courageous last stand. But what’s known about the battle between the forces of Xerxes and Leonidas? And what are the origins of the myth that just 300 …

2019年5月2日 · The Battle of Thermopylae is believed to have been fought in August 480 BC, during the Persian Wars (499 BC-449 BC). Having been turned back at Marathon in 490 BC, Persian forces returned to Greece ten years later to avenge their defeat and …

The Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC, [5] was a battle in the second Persian invasion of Greece. [6] It was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by Sparta , and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I .

Thermopylae (Θερμοπύλαι; "Hot Gates"): small pass in Greece, site of several battles, of which the Spartan defeat against the Persian invaders in 480 is the most famous. After careful preparations, the Persian king Xerxes decided to attack …