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What battle did 7000 Greeks including 300 Spartans hold off the Persians for 3 days?
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The battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
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What was Sparta know for?
The Spartans were the Greeks that lost to the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae
Who win spartan against Persian?
Yes the Persians did defeat the 300 Spartans and Greeks, but after, a double spy led the Persians to the wrong straight after destroying Athens. The Greek fleet overwhelemed the Persians, so the Persians retrieted. The Persian bridge that was biult was destroyed and the the Greeks kept part of the bridge as a trophy. With Persia now out of their homeland, the Spartans and Athenians teamed up once more and went to battle with the Persians. The battle of Persia and Sparta/Athens lasted 3 years. The Spartan/Athenian army defeted the Persians!Persia lost against the Spartans/Athenians!
Who fought in Battle of Thermopylae?
The Spartans and the Persians
How did the Persians finally defeat the Greeks at the battle of thermopylae?
The traitor Ephialtes had shown to the Persians a path leading through the mountains which enabled the Persians to outflank and overcome the Greek rearguard composed of both Spartans and Thebans .
Why did the Greeks defeated the Persians in the battle?
Which battle.
Why did the Spartans want to fight the Persians at Thermopylae?
They were part of a Greek force tasked with blocking the pass to force the Persians into a sea battle to clear the way south. The Greeks lost the sea battle, and its delaying mission over, the force was withdrawn. The Spartans and Thespian contingents remained behind to cover the withdrawal and were overwhelmed.
Where was the sea battle between Spartans and Persians?
Thermopylae in Greece .
Does the movie 300 have Greek mythology?
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.
What is the oath of plateau?
After the Greeks led by the Spartans defeated the Persian army at the battle of Plateau, the Greeks made an oath to rebuild all the temples destroyed by the Persians. Much of this money went into the Parthenon at Athens.
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.
In the battle of marathon how were the Spartans able to hold off such a large Persian army?
The Spartans, alongside other Greeks were able to hold the Persians by fighting in the narrow pass of Thermopylae with the sea on one side and cliffs on the other. They were a…
Who did the 300 spartan fight with in the battle of Persia?
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
