WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PERSIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The 300 Spartans died at what battle?
A
Palatea
B
Marathon
C
Thermopylae
D
Salamis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the late summer of 480 B.C., Leonidas led an army of 6, 000 to 7, 000 Greeks from many city-states, including 300 Spartans, in an attempt to prevent the Persians from passing through Thermopylae.

Detailed explanation-2: -The battle of Thermopylae (August 480 BC) is one of the most famous military defeats in history, and is best known for the fate of the 300 Spartans, killed alongside 700 Thespians on the final day of the battle (Greco-Persian Wars).

There is 1 question to complete.