The Battle for Thermopylae

The Battle for Thermopylae - Fascinating History About The Battle Between The Spartans & Persians That Changed The World

The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most famous battles in human history. It featured two of the ancient world’s most prominent cultures, the Achaemenid-led Persian Empire and the fragmented yet culturally advanced Greeks. It also included some of history’s most famous leaders, such as the Persian king Xerxes I and the Spartan king and military general Leonidas.
The drama of this battle has been glorified by people almost since the moment it occurred. More recently, it has been the subject of many famous paintings which usually depict the famous last stand made by the Greeks, specifically Leonidas and his Spartan soldiers. Plus, the film 300 (2006) is based on the Battle of Thermopylae, showing how this event still lives on in our collective memory.
This glorification is apt only because the battle was indeed an important moment in the much larger conflict known as the Greco-Persian Wars. However, the Greeks lost this battle. In fact, it was a slaughter. Had it not been for some good fortune as well as an advantage in terms of equipment and fighting techniques, the Battle of Thermopylae could have gone down in history as the beginning of the end for one of the world’s great civilizations.
But this didn’t happen. The Greeks managed to turn the tables on the Persians shortly after the Battle of Thermopylae, and this...

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