Battle of Thermopylae

Key people and events involved

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Who made up the greek forces?
combinded force of greek states: Athens and sparta
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How had Leonidus assumed power?
Death of cleomenes and dorieus
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Damaratus was a spartan king who left to join xerxes?
True
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Who was epialtes?
Shepheard
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what was his role in Thermopylae
Showed the persians an old goat track to get roound the spartans
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Leonidus sent people away so not to be killed?
True
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How is this explained by herodotus?
Unwilling to run all risks, contradicting true spartan ways
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The battle started well for the peresians?
False
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Eurytus supports spartan myth of beautiful death?
True
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Aristodemus also supports this myth?
False
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