Battle of Thermopylae

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states, called the Delian League, fought the invading Persian army in a mountain pass. Though vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persian advance until a defector informed the Persians of a bypass. Leonidas, the Spartan King commanding the army, sent away all but 300 Spartans to hold up the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Afterwards the Persians sacked Athens, but they had been delayed long enough for the Greeks to prepare for the battle of Salamis, which would turn out a victory for the Greek navy, and the end of the Persian threat to Greece.

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480 BC - Greek - City-state - Delian League - Persian - Leonidas - Spartan - Athens - Battle of Salamis

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