CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What was the main reason the Greeks lost at Thermopylae?
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The were outnumbered
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They were out trained
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They were out of position
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They were betrayed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After three days of holding their own against the Persian king Xerxes I and his vast southward-advancing army, the Greeks were betrayed, and the Persians were able to outflank them. Sending the main army in retreat, Leonidas and a small contingent remained behind to resist the advance and were defeated.
Detailed explanation-2: -The historical Ephialtes of Trachis, whose name is synonymous in Greek with “nightmare, ‘’ was a Malian Greek who betrayed the Spartans for Persian gold, showing them a secret path in the mountains through which a contingent of archers were able to flank and ultimately destroy the Spartans.
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