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They were part of a larger Greek force which was withdrawn. The Spartan contingent selflessly remained to hold the pass when the force was withdrawn to let them escape, and was eventually overwhelmed.
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What is the battl of the 300 Spartans known as?
The Battle of Thermopylae is the historical name for the battle where the 300 Spartans fought.
Who was the guy who betrayed the Spartans during the battle at Thermopylae?
a trader
How many Spartans sacrificed many soldiers at the battle of what?
battle of thermopylae
Where did the Spartans meet the Persians?
Thermopylae, as part of a force of 7,000 Greeks blocking the pass.
Did Sparta defeat Persia?
No. The Spartans defeated about 500,000 Persians along with about 1,700 Greeks. Later on in the war, they withdrew to defend Sparta and lost the war. The Spartans alone did not fight or defeat Persians and Persian allies. Many Greek city states allied and defeated Persians in land and sea battles in two separate wars. The only Greek defeat from the most famous battles in the two separate Persian invasions was in Thermopylae. And even then, few thousand Greeks died, including plus or minus 300 Spartans, while it is believed more than 20,000 Persians and their allies that included many Greeks, died in Thermopylae. So it was an honorable defeat.
Where did Persia defeated Sparta in 480 B.C.?
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 .
What did the Spartans do to the helots that defeated them?
If the helots defeated the Spartans, the Spartans, being defeated, could not do anything to them.
Who fought in Battle of Thermopylae?
The Spartans and the Persians
Where was the pass at in which 300 Spartans died?
The narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae . August or September 480 BC
What was the name of the Persian Army during the rule of Darius and Xerxes?
The Persians greatest army was The Immortals. There were about 10,000 of them and as soon as one died another Immortal replaced him. They were all specially trained warriors. They also had smaller weaker army that were defeated at Thermopylae. The Greeks and Spartans were defeated though because a Greek spy told the Persians a way around the pass of Thermopylae and the Greeks and Spartans were surrounded.
Who was the king who led Spartans into thermopylae?
King Leonidas .
What mountain pass was defended in 480BC by Spartans?
Thermopylae
How many Spartans were at Thermopylae Pass?
300 Spartans heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry.
Three hundred Spartans died defending what pass?
Three Spartans died defending the pass of Thermopylae
What is the battl of the 300 Spartans known as?
The Battle of Thermopylae is the historical name for the battle where the 300 Spartans fought.
What year did the Greek Spartans accomplish Thermopylae?
In 480 BCE.
What did the Athenians do after they found out about Thermopylae?
They joined the spartans and won the war
