except two which left from theropylae because of injuries all the rest died in battle.
The narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae . August or September 480 BC
Three Spartans died defending the pass of Thermopylae
the pass is called "The Pass of Thermopylae"
Thermopylae
except two which left from theropylae because of injuries all the rest died in battle.
300 Spartans heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry.
It is estimated that there were three-hundred Spartan Hoplites who died in the defense of the pass at Thermopylae .
Thermopylae, as part of a force of 7,000 Greeks blocking the pass.
The Famous 300 Spartans were killed defending a pass called Thermopylae in 480 B.C. ( Thur-mop-oh-lee).
Three hundred Spartans died defending the Pass of Thermopylae, also known as The Hot Gates. After the battle was over, the Persians gained control of Boeotia.
The defence of the pass at Thermopylae by 7,000 Greek soldiers, including the Spartans, lasted three days.
The pass at Thermopylai remains to this day.