They held on to allow their 4,000 allies to escape to friendly city walls by stopping the Persian cavalry from breaking through and riding them down in open country.
300 Spartans heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry.
Thermopylae!
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It is estimated that there were three-hundred Spartan Hoplites who died in the defense of the pass at Thermopylae .
Thermopylae.480 BCE.
The Spartans and the Persians
The Famous 300 Spartans were killed defending a pass called Thermopylae in 480 B.C. ( Thur-mop-oh-lee).
The narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae . August or September 480 BC
Thermopylae
King Leonidas .
300 Spartans heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry.
Three Spartans died defending the pass of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae is the historical name for the battle where the 300 Spartans fought.
Thermopylae in Greece .
They joined the spartans and won the war
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In 480 BCE.