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    The Battle of Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/ thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν Máchē tōn Thermopylōn; Persian: نبرد ترموپیل Nâbārd-e Ṭermopīl) took...
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    The Battle of Thermopylae, on 24–25 April 1941, was part of the German invasion of Greece during World War II. Following the retreat of Allied forces...
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    Leonidas I (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    War, Leonidas led the allied Greek forces in a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian...
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  • The Battle of Thermopylae in 254 was the successful defense of the pass of Thermopylae by local Greek militia under Marianus, the Roman proconsul of Achaea...
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    Thermopylae (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    is one of the entrances to Hades. Thermopylae is the site of the Battle of Thermopylae between the Greek forces (including Spartans, Thebans and Thespians)...
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  • Last Stand of the 300 (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    Thermopylae in central Greece. This battle was to become known as the Battle of Thermopylae. The only thing stopping the Persians was an army led by King Leonidas...
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  • Hydarnes the Younger (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    Sisamnes commanded the levy of the Aryans. On the first day of the Battle of Thermopylae, Hydarnes led the Immortals against the phalanx of Spartans under...
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    Molon labe (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    between Leonidas and Xerxes occurs in writing, on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC). Look up βλώσκω in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look...
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  • Thumbnail for Battle of Thermopylae in popular culture
    The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE was a last stand by a Greek army led by King Leonidas I of Sparta against an Achaemenid Persian army led by Xerxes...
    11 KB (1,044 words) - 20:28, 29 June 2024
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    Demaratus (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    have warned Xerxes not to underestimate the Spartans before the Battle of Thermopylae: The same goes for the Spartans. One-against-one, they are as good...
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  • Mardonius (nephew of Darius I) (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    had a love for 'mischief and adventure'. He was present at the Battle of Thermopylae, and after the Persian defeat at the Battle of Salamis, he attempted...
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  • 300 (comics) (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    colors by Lynn Varley. The comic is a fictional retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of Leonidas...
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  • Gates of Fire (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    historical fiction novel by Steven Pressfield that recounts the Battle of Thermopylae through Xeones, a perioikos (free but non-citizen inhabitant of...
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    The 300 Spartans (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    The 300 Spartans is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. It was directed by Rudolph Maté and stars Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson...
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    The Battle of Thermopylae took place on 24 April 191 BC. It was fought as part of the Roman–Seleucid War, pitting forces of the Roman Republic led by...
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  • 300: March to Glory (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    2006 movie of the same name. This game begins shortly before the Battle of Thermopylae where players controls Leonidas, fighting through scenes from both...
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  • Aristodemus (died 479 BC) (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    died 479 BC) was a Spartan warrior, one of the 300 sent to the Battle of Thermopylae. Aristodemus was the only Spartan survivor, as he was not present...
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    Xerxes I (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    estimates place the Persian force at around 60,000 combatants. At the Battle of Thermopylae, a small force of Greek warriors led by King Leonidas of Sparta...
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    Immortals (Achaemenid Empire) (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    and 513 BCE, respectively. They also notably participated in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars and were amongst the Persian...
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  • Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (category Battle of Thermopylae)
    in the time after the Battle of Marathon and leading up to the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas I would have travelled to other city-states to coordinate...
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