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The Battle of Thermopylae was a historic event in which a small group of Greek soldiers, including 300 Spartans, held off a much larger Persian army led by King Xerxes. The battle lasted for three days and ultimately resulted in the defeat of the Spartans due to a traitor's betrayal. This event is recorded in history and has been immortalized in various forms, including a Blu-ray film.
In the Battle of Thermopylae, fought by an alliance of Greek city-states,the vastly outnumbered Greeks held back the enemy in an epic last stand which is recorded in history forever. Persian King Xerxes lead an army which numbered well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 brave Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or retreat, he was left with no option,but to move. The epic battle lasted for about 3 days, and ended with the demise of the 300 Spartans.The Spartan defeat was unexpected, but was aided by a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who had defected to the Persians, and informed Xerxes of a secret path through Thermopylae, which the Persians used to outflank the Greeks.
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