HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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A small number of Spartans held off a large number of Persians
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Athenians and Spartans joined forces to defeat the Persians
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The Ionian staged a revolt against the Persian Empire
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The Persians overwhelmed the combined Greek armies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both ancient and modern writers have used the Battle of Thermopylae as a flagship example of the power of an army defending its native soil. The performance of the Greek defenders is also used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and use of terrain as force multipliers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Thermopylae 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-3: -Forming a rearguard of about 1, 500 men, Leonidas and his troops fought bravely to the death, sacrificing their forces in a stall tactic that would allow the bulk of the retreating Greek army to escape. Even at its lowest estimates, the Persians still outnumbered them nearly 100 to one.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Thermopylae. 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.
Detailed explanation-5: -There were between 100, 000 and 150, 000 Persian soldiers at Thermopylae. The Greeks, however, had a significant advantage over this number, which is what made Thermopylae one of the most strategically genius battles in history.