Battle of Thermopylae

The Battle of Thermopylae (pronounced /θərˈmɒpɨliː/, thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Θερμοπύλαι) took place over three days during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August or September 480 BC, at the pass of Thermopylae ('The Hot Gates'). It was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. The Persian invasion was a delayed resp... more

Duration:

  • 480 B.C.E. — 480 B.C.E.

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Greco-Persian Wars

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Battles of macrohistorical importance involving invasions of Europe

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Duration:

  • 480 B.C.E. — 480 B.C.E.
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  • 38.8
  • 22.5333
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