THERMOPYLAE 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Ancient HistorySpartaBattlesASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 17-05-16 20:08 Who wrote about it...? Herodotus, Histories 7.201-234 1 of 30 When...? 480 BC 2 of 30 Which King...? Leonidas, Agidae. 3 of 30 What Greek forces...? Spartan, Thespian, Tegean, Mantinean, Theban, Arcadian, Mycenean, Phoician, Locrian, Corinthian, Phlieons. 4 of 30 Spartan 300 all had...? Sons. Were willing to die their name would be carried on. 5 of 30 Oracle told Leonidas...? Sparta would burn, if he didn't die. 6 of 30 An Advanced Guard...? Went first. Sparta was delayed by the Karneia, the Olympics delayed the other Greeks. 7 of 30 Thebans...? Thought to be Medizing (on Persian side) by Leonidas- takes hostages. (Herodotus dislikes Thebes) 8 of 30 Xerxes of Persia sends a...? Spy: sees the Greeks grooming themselves. 9 of 30 He consults...? Demaratus: They are preparing to die. 10 of 30 He waits...? 4 days, expecting the Greeks to flee. 11 of 30 Day 1 of battle (on 5th day of waiting)...? Xerxes sends the Medes and Kissians to bring the Greeks back alive 12 of 30 The Medes...? Lose- Greeks make it clear: Xerxes' army is large, but unskillful compared to the Greek forces. 13 of 30 The Immortals were...? Sent and beaten, proving Spartan fighting supremecy esp. with the feigned retreat. 14 of 30 Day 2...? Persians rebuffed by Greece's rotating forces. 15 of 30 Day 3...? Local man EPHIALTES betrays the Greeks, revealing a path through the mountain. 16 of 30 The path would allow...? Persia to outflank / surround the Greeks. 17 of 30 Who marched to the path...? The Immortals, under HYDARNES. 18 of 30 They scattered...? The Phocians guarding the path. 19 of 30 The Greeks...? Realise they are surrounded. 20 of 30 Leonidas...? Sends home all but his 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans. The Thespians wanted to stay, but the Thebans had to be kept as hostages. 21 of 30 The Greeks move...? From the defensive, narrowest part of the Hot Gates, and attack the Persians recklessly. 22 of 30 Leonidas...? Is killed, fight over his body- the Greeks dragged it away from the melée. 23 of 30 Spartans and Thespians retreat...? To the narrowest part of the road, defending themselves with their daggers, hands and teeth. 24 of 30 Pelted and killed with...? Missiles and arrows. 25 of 30 Thebans...? Switch sides- admit medizing to Xerxes. (Herodotus' predisposition?) 26 of 30 Persian losses...? 20,000 men. 27 of 30 Dienekes...? Spartan, "We will fight them in the shade." 28 of 30 Eurytos...? Blind Spartan, fights blindly to death. 29 of 30 Aristodemos...? Also a blind Spartan, goes home, and 'received angrily.' 30 of 30
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