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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