Battle of Thermopylae (479 BC)

Battle of Thermopylae (Greek city-states & Sparta & Thespiae & Thebes & Others vs Achaemenid Empire) took place in 479 BC during Second Persian invasion of Greece.

Battle facts

• Year: 479 BC
• Date: -0479-07-0
• Era: Classical
• Conflict: Second Persian invasion of Greece
• Side A: Greek city-states, Sparta, Thespiae, Thebes, Others
• Side B: Achaemenid Empire
• Commanders (A): Leonidas I of Sparta, Demophilus of Thespiae, Leontiades of Thebes
• Commanders (B): Xerxes I, Mardonius, Hydarnes, Artapanus
• Casualties: approx. 4,000 (Herodotus)(Herodotus)
• Outcome: Persian victory
• Coordinates: 38.796°, 22.537°

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