It was a combined Greek force to which Sparta provided a contingent. They lost.
The battle was a holding operation to force a sea battle on the nearby coast to remove the Persian fleet's threat to the southern cities and expose the Persian supply line. The Greeks lost the sea battle as well. The won a subsequent sea battle at Salamis ans a land battle at Plataia which decided the war in their favour.
Leonidas was the king of Sparta and he was famous for his sacrifice in the battle of Thermopylae. His name meant "lion-like"!
He ruled from 488 BC- 480 BC when he died at the Battle of Thermopylae
They did not, the Persians won; the Greeks were WAAY outnumbered.
No, it was a holding operation, and when its purpose was comleted, the Greek coalition force was withdrawn.
The Persian army versus contingents from southern Greek cities.
King Leonidas of Sparta.
The Spartans were the Greeks that lost to the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae
King Leonidas of Sparta.
A coalition of Greek cities led by Sparta.
At the battle of Thermopylae, all of the Spartan defenders were killed. There were no survivors.
Persia - King Xerxes I. Greek allies - King Leonidas of Sparta.
Thermopylae is the pass where the Spartans fought the Persians. The Athenians simultaneously fought the Persians in the battle of Salamis (a naval battle)
The invading Persian army and a consortium of southern Greek city-states led by Sparta.
The Spartans , along with a Greek coalition of other city-states , were overwhelmed by Persian forces at the pass of Thermopylae : The Battle of Thermopylae .
The commander was Leonidas, one of the two kings of Sparta.
Leonidas was the king of Sparta and he was famous for his sacrifice in the battle of Thermopylae. His name meant "lion-like"!
He ruled from 488 BC- 480 BC when he died at the Battle of Thermopylae