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Hace 3 días · The Battle of Thermopylae (/ θərˈmɒpɪliː / thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the se...
17 de sept. de 2024 · Battle of Thermopylae, (480 bce), battle in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae during the Persian Wars. The Greek forces, mostly Spartan, were led by Leonidas.
Hace 1 día · Something paradoxical happened at the height of hostilities between Athens and Sparta, which culminated in the devastating Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.). Some Athenians began to idolize rather ...
11 de sept. de 2024 · 700 Thespians fought and died at Thermopylae but they are often overshadowed by the Spartans and forgotten. Credit: Jona Lendering / Wikimedia Commons CC0. The Battle of Thermopylae, Greece in 480 BC is one of the most famous last stands in history.
Hace 4 días · Sparta is located in the region of Laconia, in the south-eastern Peloponnese. Ancient Sparta was built on the banks of the Eurotas, the largest river of Laconia, which provided it with a source of fresh water. The Eurotas valley was a natural fortress, bounded to the west by Mt. Taygetus (2,407 m) and to the east by Mt. Parnon (1,935 m).
25 de sept. de 2024 · Sparta, one of the most formidable city-states in ancient greece, had unique and complex relationships with other greek city-states. This article explores sparta’s engagements in two significant areas: its involvement in the peloponnesian league and its hegemony in ancient greece.
10 de sept. de 2024 · Trojan War, legendary conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia, dated by later Greek authors to the 12th or 13th century BCE. The war stirred the imagination of ancient Greeks more than any other event in their history and was celebrated in the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.
