What is it thermopylae?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Thermopylae means hot gateway

Thermo-pylae

Thermo: θερμος hot

pylae :ancient πύλαι, modern πύλες :gateways, entrances

It was used because it was the ''entrance '' to the mainland of southern Greece (where Athens and Sparta where)

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How do you spell Thermopylae?

Thermopylae

Where was the pass at in which 300 Spartans died?

The narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae . August or September 480 BC

Is Thermopylae a city-state?

The answer is no Because Thermopylae is a battle not a city.

When was Leonidas at Thermopylae created?

Leonidas at Thermopylae was created in 1814.

Son of Darius victorious at Thermopylae?

Xerxes I, son of Darius I, was victorius at Thermopylae.

Was Phillip II the leader of battle of Thermopylae?

Leonidas I was the leader of Battle of Thermopylae.

When did the battle of thermopylae begin?

The Battle of Thermopylae occurred , approximately , August or September 480BC .

What time was the battle of thermopylae?

the battle of Thermopylae took place in August 480 bc

Was The battle of Thermopylae took place on the hill of Thermopylae?

There was a pass at Thermopylai (hot gates - a thermal springs area).

Who won the thermopylae?

Persians

How many Spartans sacrificed themselves at the Battle of Thermopylae?

It is estimated that there were three-hundred Spartan Hoplites who died in the defense of the pass at Thermopylae .

How did the Phoenicians betray the Greeks at the Thermopylae pass?

The Phoenicians were not anywhere near the Thermopylae Pass, so they could not betray the Greek force there.