CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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Why did the Battle of Thermopylae become legendary?
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The Greeks won a surprise victory, and the Persians retreated.
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The battle caused the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta.
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Dozens of Spartan warriors held off the entire Persian army for three days.
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A Greek navy led by Themistocles trapped and destroyed the Persian navy.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Thermopylae is celebrated as an example of heroic persistence against seemingly impossible odds. The Greek army consisted of about 7, 000 men, while the Persian army may have had as many as 300, 000. The Greeks were able to maintain their position for two days, until they were betrayed.
Detailed explanation-2: -At Thermopylae in the late summer of 480 the Spartan king Leonidas held out for three days with a mere 300 hoplites against thousands upon thousands of the best of the Great King’s troops. It has also been the site of several battles in antiquity besides this most famous one.
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