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The Battle of Thermopylae, 19th century engraving Herodotus' colorful account of the battle has provided history with many apocryphal incidents and conversations away from the main historical events. These accounts are obviously not verifiable, but they form an integral part of the legend of the battle and often demonstrate the laconic speech ...
The hill is best known as the site of the final stand of the 300 Spartans during the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. [1] In 1939, Spyridon Marinatos, a Greek archaeologist found large numbers of Persian arrows around the hill, which changed the hitherto accepted identification of the site where the Greeks had fallen, slain by Persian arrows.
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 323 BC between the Macedonians and a coalition of armies including Athens and the Aetolian League in the pass of Thermopylae during the Lamian War. History [ edit ]
Thermopylae is the site of the Battle of Thermopylae between the Greek forces (including Spartans, Thebans and Thespians) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides of Ceos in the epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here we lie, having answered our common oaths."
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The northern Corinthian site doubled as Thermopylae and the surrounding areas, as it had become impossible to shoot at the actual location in Thermopylae. After 2,500 years of receding coastline, the strait where the actual battle was fought in 480 BC had converted into a broad coastal plain facing the Malian Gulf , adding about 3.5 km of dry ...
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In the battle the outnumbered Polish force secured a decisive victory over Russia. The battle is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of the Polish cavalry and an example of the excellence and supremacy of the Polish military at the time. (6,500 Poles defeated 30,000 Russians and 5,000 mercenaries.) [citation needed]