Hence, we’ve established that it wasn’t just 300 Spartans who defended Greece from the Persians. They had significant help. Also, the Persian army didn’t comprise millions of soldiers.

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...

In 480 BC, 300 men fought against the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. With no help from their Greek allies, the King of Sparta, Leonidas, blocked the hot gates with the ...