George Garcia History 110A Chrissanthos 8 December 2010 The Battle of Thermopylae There have been many battles that have taken place throughout the course of history‚ but few as important in shaping the course of time as the Battle of Thermopylae. During the summer of 480 BC‚ the great Spartan King Leonidas and his 300 soldiers accompanied by approximately 7000 Greeks held out for three days against hundreds of thousands of Persian soldiers‚ under the command of King Xerxes. This was no easy
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Why I chose this topic: I chose to write about the Battle of Thermopylae because I have heard so much about it‚ but have never really thought much about it. For example‚ the movie 300‚ this movie was a giant hit‚ I saw it‚ thought it was amazing‚ but never really thought about how that actually happened. It is fascinating to think that only 300 men could withstand thousands of Persian soldiers. I also chose this topic because war and war tactics have always interested me‚ as it does for most male
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The Stand at Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae was one of the most legendary battles history had ever seen‚ and had been a popular topic in hundreds of poems‚ stories‚ and even present day movies‚ such as “300”. However‚ many of the facts were omitted or inaccurate. So what is the story behind all the blood and glory? The battle had been a crucial part of the Second Persian Invasion‚ taking place in 480 BC. Although the battle only took place over a span of 7 days‚ it was considered one of the
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The Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC‚ an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Vastly outnumbered‚ the Greeks held back the Persians for three days in one of history’s most famous last stands. A small force led by King Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I could pass. After three days of battle‚ a local resident named Ephialtes betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that
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The Battle of Thermopylae was a key event that occurred between the Persians and Greeks‚ it was led by King Leondias and the Persian King‚ Xerxes. The battle took its course over three days‚ during the second invasion of Greece due to the Persians. The reason for the battle occurring was because the forces of Xerxes marched through Thrace and Macedon on their journey to Greece. In result‚ Leonidas confided in an Oracle whom predicted that he’d lose the war‚ but he still deemed the war to be necessary
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The Battle of thermopylae was an important battle for both the persian and greek army‚ the leader of the persian fleet was Xerxes whose army was far more larger than King Leonidas‚ leader of the Greek army‚ but Leonidas was a far more tactical and smarter war general than Xerxes. There are many topics that you can cover when trying to figure out who was the more superior war general. Army Sizes is one of them. The Greek army consisted of the 300 spartan warriors who were highly trained throughout
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The action-packed‚ box office hit film the 300 is a fictionalized retelling of the accounts of the Battle of Thermopylae. Despite not having the blessings of Spartan Councilmen‚ King Leonidas gathers a group of 300. Set in ca.480 BCE Greece‚ the best worriers in all of Sparta try to defend Greece from Persian invaders. When the news reaches of the events taking place‚ Queen Gorgo tries to convince the Council to send the entire Spartan army to help her King and husband. In a moving speech Gorgo uses
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In August‚ 480 BC while the Persians took over their city and scorched it‚ the Athenians fled to Salamis after the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle‚ which was fought in September‚ 480 BC between Persia and the Greek city-states. It took place on a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens‚ Greece in the canals between Salamis and Piraeus. Effectively under Themistocles and led by the Spartan Eurybiades‚ the Greeks had 371 small oared ships known as triremes and pentekonters
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The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae was a significant battle of the Persian war. It consisted of 2 sides‚ the Greeks and the Persians as the king of Persia intended to invade Greece. Greece and Sparta were never in close relations but decided to put that aside and have Sparta lead the Greeks. The Spartans were disciplined and trained at a very young age as it was normal for them to send their children to the military. They came together and despite the limited amount of soldiers
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300 Movie Review The Battle of Thermopylae is a famous historical event‚ many people have known of it probably after watching the great movie 300 that was released back in 2006. The movie tells the story of king Leonidas and his 300 men fighting a fierce battle against the Persian army that came to invade Greece. However‚ like any other Hollywood movie that is based on an actual historical event‚ this movie is no exception from rewriting some of the historical facts. After a brief comparison between
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