Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Θερμοπύλαι, romanized: Thermopylai; Ancient: [tʰermopýlai], Katharevousa: [θermoˈpile̞]; Demotic...
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The Battle of Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/ thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid...
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Thermopylae is a mountain passage in central Greece. Thermopylae may also refer to: Thermopylae (clipper), an extreme composite clipper ship built 1868...
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Leonidas at Thermopylae is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Jacques-Louis David. The work currently hangs in the Louvre in Paris, France. David...
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of the 400-man Theban contingent of the Greek army at the Battle of Thermopylae. Little was recorded about his life before or after the battle, but according...
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Leonidas I (category Battle of Thermopylae)
Leonidas led the allied Greek forces in a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army...
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Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen, to the design of Bernard Waymouth of London. Designed...
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only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Thermopylae, after the Battle of Thermopylae. Thermopylae was laid down on 26 October 1943 at Chatham Dockyard...
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Polish Thermopylae is a name used to refer to several battles in Polish history. The Polish Thermopylae is a reference to the Battle of Thermopylae, where...
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Leonidas (sculpture) (redirect from Statue of Leonidas (Thermopylae))
the Battle of Thermopylae where Leonidas died. In 1955, a bronze statue of king Leonidas was erected as part of a monument in Thermopylae. Its sculptor...
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