WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What was the result of the Battle of Thermopylae? A Persian army led by Xerxes I defeated Greek forces led by the Spartan king Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite the impossibility of their position, Leonidas was firm in his decision: His 300 Spartans, along with a band of Thebans, would stay and fight. His sense of honour and strict military discipline made surrender unthinkable. For a Spartan like Leonidas, there were only two options: win or die.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Salamis, (480 bc), battle in the Greco-Persian Wars in which a Greek fleet defeated much larger Persian naval forces in the straits at Salamis, between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus.

Detailed explanation-4: -An army of Spartans, Thespians and Thebans remained to fight the Persians. Leonidas and the 300 Spartans with him were all killed, along with most of their remaining allies. The Persians found and beheaded Leonidas’ corpse–an act that was considered to be a grave insult.

Detailed explanation-5: -4. Spartans vs. Persians: The Battle of Thermopylae. The encounter between the Spartans and the Persians happened during the Second Persian War (480-479 BCE).