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Do we know the names of the 300 Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae?
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∙ 13y ago
No. The monument on which their names were supposedly inscribed is lost to time.
Few we know of from Herodotus are Leonidas son of Anaxandridas II, Dienekes, Alpheios and Maron sons of Orsiphantos, Eurystos,and Aristodemos who is supposedly the only Spartan hoplite(not helot/slave,many of them survived) who survived the battle of Thermopylae.
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What all do you know about king leonidas he was a spartan and he was a king. Gorgo was the daughter of King Cleomenes I. She was married to her uncle Leonidas.?
Leonidas was one of four royal sons of the Spartan king Anaxandridas, of the Agiad branch of the Spartan monarchy (Sparta had two royal houses, the other being the Eurypontid; and two kings at any given time). He succeeded his brother Cleomenes I, in 488 BC. His reign was only eight years long, and is notable only for his actions at Thermopylae. He inherited from his brother an aggressive anti-Persian foreign policy; which he seems to have carried out to the end. Leonidas was married to his niece, Gorgo, the daughter of Cleomenes. He left one son that we know of; who came to the thone as a child upon Leonidas' death at Thermopylae (in the early years of his reign an uncle, Pausanias, served as regent for him). At Thermopylae ("The Hot Gates") he responded to the Persian demand that the Spartans "lay down their arms (weapons)", with the Greek words Molon Labe: "Come and take them!" After the battle, the Persians mutilated his body, causing wide-spread horror and hatred in Greece towards the Persian invaders. Years after his death, a hero cult was set up in his honor.
What weapons were used in the battle of Thermopylae?
the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
What do you know about the Battle of Hastings?
we know about the battle of Hastings from tapistory found and made in the 11th century
Where did battle of the take place?
Need to know the name of the battle you want to know about. Since this is under Battle of Hastings, that was England or specify if another.
Where was the Battle of lexiton and concord?
The battle of Lexington was, of course, at Lexington. The battle of Concord was, (Do you know it?), at Concord!
What was Sparta know for?
The Spartans were the Greeks that lost to the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae
How did the battle of thermopylae save western civilization?
Because if the Spartans did not hold them off ( temporarily ), the Persians would have marched right on into Greece and would have defeated them entirely. Thus ending Democracy as we know it today. The time that was bought by the Spartans was used for the rest of Sparta and other Greek City States, namely Athens (Navy) to get their acts together and prepare for and all out battle or death. We'd probably be foreign slaves right now, or better yet, North America may still not even be found for all we know. Anyway in the time of the battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), the Greeks did indeed get their acts together and the combined ships of the Navy's handed the Persian navy a crushing defeat in The Battle of Salamis. The last battle of the war was back on land, The Battle of Plataea. This time the Spartans had their army ready to battle along with Athens, Corinth, Magara and many, many other Greek City States. Persia was beaten badly and thus ending their attempt to enslave all of Greece. This brought on the forming of The Delian League in 478 BC where around 150 Greek City States united together to stop future Persian attacks.
Ancient greek battles?
The Battle of Thermopylae and Marathon. The marathon we know today is because the runner from the battle ran all the way back to Athens which was twenty-six miles. These battles were against the Persians though.
What was the education of the Spartans?
i dont know the answer. sorry
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There are none that I know of. IMPROVEMENT The High Tide of the Confederacy.
How did the Spartans lead that helped the Athenians defeat the Persians?
When Xerxes's army invaded Greece, the army had to go through a mountain pass called Thermopylae. The Greek army consisted of 4,000 soldiers. For seven days, the Greeks held back the Persians, and the last three of those days were full on battle. However, a Greek traitor told the Persians of a way to pass around the Greeks. When King Leonidas of Sparta, who was the leader of the Greek army, found out that they were to be surrounded, he dismissed most of the army, remaining to defend the pass with only 300 Spartans, 400 Thebans, and 700 Thespians, and perhaps a few hundred others. Nearly all of those who stayed back were killed by the Persian army, but they helped to delay the Persian army and give the retreating Greeks enough time to escape. Whether the actions of Leonidas and the Spartans helped in Athens's final victory at Salamis I don't know, but he and his brave army did save the lives of thousands of Greeks.
What qualities did Spartans hold dear?
I don’t know
How did the Spartans in Greek die?
the spartans brought a srawny soldier who left and told the greeks what was going to happen and the spartans didnt know. and then 3 days later they were conquered. and they didnt die in greece.
How did the greek Spartans die?
the spartans brought a srawny soldier who left and told the greeks what was going to happen and the spartans didnt know. and then 3 days later they were conquered. and they didnt die in Greece.
What was the main purpose of Spartans education?
i dont know the answer. sorry
How does halo 4 begin?
Ok. It starts out in a battle field real buff Spartans come out of a awsome pelican better then halo reach's pelican and one of the Spartans say 117 on his chest on the others 113, 114, 115, 116, and 118. you might say WAT THA WHAA?!?!?! That's all i know for now
Did ancient Sparta have any holidays?
Ancient Spartans did not have any holidays that I know of. If the SPartans were not training they were fighting. If they won in war they would be proud, why celebrate? That is what they thought at least
