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How did the Phoenicians betray the Greeks at the Thermopylae pass?
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The Phoenicians were not anywhere near the Thermopylae Pass, so they could not betray the Greek force there.
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How did the phocians betray the Greeks at the thermopylae pass?
The Phocians did not betray the Greeks at Thermopylai. They were given the job of protecting the track to the west of the pass, and when 10,000 Persian infantry came along the track to outflank the pass, the 1,000 Phocians were unable to block them.
What is a narrow mountain that pass where the Greeks valiantly fought?
Thermopylae
What was the name of the narrow pass where 9000 Greeks clashed with 150000 Persians?
The pass of Thermopylae.
Where did the Spartans meet the Persians?
Thermopylae, as part of a force of 7,000 Greeks blocking the pass.
What is the mountain pass that is the site of the heroic battle between the Greeks and Persians and ancient history and the movie 300?
The Pass of Thermopylae.
Who attacked Thermopylae first?
The Greeks defended, the Persians attacked to get through the pass into southern Greece.
Where was the pass at in which 300 Spartans died?
The narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae . August or September 480 BC
Why was the pass of Thermopylae so important?
Its blocking of the pass was designed to precipitate a sea battle to defeat the Persian navy. Unfortunately for the Greeks their fleet lost, and the force at the pass was withdrawn.
How might Persia Wars have ended if the Spartans had not slowed the Persians at Thermopylae?
Holding the pass at Thermopylae was used to force a naval battle. The Greeks lost the naval battle, so it was to no avail or effect.
How did the local terrain help the Greeks at both Thermopylae and Salmis?
At Thermopylai there was a pass to defend, at Salamis there was a narrow strait. Both negated the superiority of the Persian forces.
Why were the greeks defeated at thermopylae?
It was a delaying position holding the pass. When they were withdrawn, the Spartan and Thespian contingents remained behind to let the others get away. It was a noble sacrifice.
How were the Greeks defeated at Thermopylae?
The Greek force at Thermopylai was not defeated, it was withdrawn. The Spartan and Thespian contingents remained holding the pass to let the other contingents get away and were anihilated.
