History: At the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) 300 Spartan soldi…

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Did you know? At the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) 300 Spartan soldiers under King Leonidas held off 100,000-300,000 Persians under Xerxes for days. They were all eventually killed, but their stand delayed the Persian advance long enough for Athens to recover. It became the inspirational moment for later Greek unity.

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At the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) 300 Spartan soldiers under King Leonidas held off 100,000-300,000 Persians under Xerxes for days. They were all eventually killed, but their stand delayed the Persian advance long enough for Athens to recover. It became the inspirational moment for later Greek unity.

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