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It is a pass throigh the mountains in central Greece. It means 'Hot Springs' as there were some nearby.
Being a choke point between north and south Greece, it was site of regular fights over the years, the first in 480 BCE during the Persian invasion of Greece, the last in 1941 during the German invasion of Greece.
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What happend to Thermopylae?
The pass at Thermopylai is still there.
What happened to Thermopylae?
The pass at Thermopylai remains to this day.
Were there temples in Thermopylae?
Thermopylai is a pass leading from northern to southern Greece. Thermopylai means 'hot gates'. There is a temple of Demeter the earth goddess at the nearby town of Anthela.
Why did the Persians want to attack thermopylae?
They did not want to attack Thermopylai. They wanted to go through thr pass of Thermopylai from northern to southern Greece which was blocked by a small Greek force.
What is the name of the war after Thermopylae?
Thermopylai was a battle in the Persian War.
What were the circumstances that preempted thermopylae?
Thermopylai was not pre-empted. It happened.
Thermopylae fought who?
As Thermopylai was a mountain pass, it was not in the business of fighting anyone.
What happened first the battle fof salamis or the battle of Thermopylae?
Thermopylai.
What was the original materials of Thermopylae?
Thermopylai means 'hot gates'. The area was volcanic.
Narrow mountain pass where the Greeks hoped to stop the invading Persians?
Thermopylai.
Why was thermopylae so named?
Thermopylai means Hot Gates. In the pass there were thermal springs.
How big was the city of Thermopylae?
Thermopylai was an unpopulated pass along the east coast of central Greece.
