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Thermopylae was not a suicide mission, the real strategy, the betrayal, and why Xerxes still failed to break Greece
Xerxes marches past Troy with an empire-sized army, and Greece chooses the only ground where numbers mean less, Thermopylae on land and Artemisia at sea. This chapter follows the tactical plan, the ...
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Thermopylae 480 BC, why a narrow pass and 300 Spartans stood between Greece and the Persian Empire
In the summer of 480 BC, a narrow mountain pass became the stage for one of history’s most symbolic last stands. This chapter explores Thermopylae as sacred ground, strategic chokepoint, and political ...
If someone were to mention the date 480 BCE to you, you might not realize its significance. Not right off, anyway. But if someone were then to yell out, “This is SPARTA!” you’d probably – thanks to ...
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