King Leonidas.
The Battle of Thermopylae.
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The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
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It is estimated that there were three-hundred Spartan Hoplites who died in the defense of the pass at Thermopylae .
At the battle of Thermopylae, all of the Spartan defenders were killed. There were no survivors.
The answer is of how so few could kill so many.
It was fought to protect the Spartan and Greek homeland from the invading Persian Empire.
If you're talking about the Spartan 300, the battle took place in a part of Greece known as Thermopylae.
Leonidas commanded the Spartan contingent of 300 heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry at Thermopylae plus another 7,000 from other city-states.
The "300" were Spartan hoplite soldiers led by their king Leonidas who fought at the battle of Thermopylae .