Thermopylae.
They were part of a force of 7,000 from Greek cities tasked with delaying the Persian advance.
The battle of Thermopylae.
The Battle of Thermopylae .(the 300 Spartans were part of a 7,000-strong Greek force which held the pass).The Battle of Thermopylae.It was not just 300 Spartans, it was a force of about 7,000 from several Greek cities.
The Battle of Thermopylae is the historical name for the battle where the 300 Spartans fought.
the battle was called the battle of thermopylae
King Leonidus was the ruler of the Spartans. He fought in the battle between the 300 Spartans and the Persians
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
There was a coalition of Greek forces numbering about 4000 at Thermopylae. The coalition was led by King Leonidas and 300 Spartans.
The Spartans were involved in the Persian Wars, particularly the battle of Thermopylae (where 300 Spartans famously held off the Persians), the Peloponnesian War (against the Athenians), and other minor skirmishes with neighboring city states, which usually ended with the Spartans conquering the other city state.
The "300" were Spartan hoplite soldiers led by their king Leonidas who fought at the battle of Thermopylae .
100s of Spartans were killed in many places, but the question probably refers to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, and the legend of the 300 Spartans.
Thermopylae.480 BCE.
The movie 300 is based on the Battle of Thermopylae, an actual battle that took place in ancient Greece. The war was between The Greeks and the Persians. There really were 300 Spartans, but there was also about 10,000 other Greek soldiers, so the Spartans were not alone. The Greeks lost the Battle of Thermopylae, but the Spartans fought bravely and more valiantly than the rest with their superior phalanx military strategy.