It is August of the year 480 BC The 300 Spartans, under the leadership of King Leonidas stood before the pass of Thermopylae. Then came the Persians. A huge mass with spears and swords armed. The huge Persian army of Xerxes was composed of several thousand Mann.Sie fought against the 300 Spartans and 700 other allies. The Greek phalanx was still firmly in place when the first Persian gathered against them. Dozens of Persians died.
more Persians were the spears of the Spartans to the victim. Now attacked the Persian cavalry. A dense mass of riders came upon the phalanx. Horses died. The mass was in a panic and the retreat order was given. Shortly after the Persian arrows darkened the sun. The Greeks raised their shields. Everywhere a whistle was heard, met when the Persians arrows at the Greeks. A few screams were heard, some arrows were made. Now the cavalry attacked again. The snorting of the horses was heard and her galloping. This time they broke through. That the Spartans again be succeeded by other soldiers handed, either.
The Spartans killed many enemies. The phalanx was not very strong, Persian infantry penetrated.
King Leonidas killed many enemies, even his hardened Spartans sowed death in Spartanereihen. But the Persian supremacy killed many of the enemy. Also, the Spartan King Leonidas fell. The Spartans and their allies fought to the last man then the Persians had won.
The Battle of Thermopylae was not a victory of the Greeks, but the Persian army lost thousands of its 50,000-man strong army.
Perhaps the Spartans would have had less "success" would be because of the non-Spartan Ephialtes of Trachis been, who saw to it that the Thermopylae, the Persians could walk around easily. The Spartan King Leonidas sent away about 5,000 of its allies, who returned to their respective cities.
The path through the Thermopylae was about 15 m was breit.Es take for the Persians of enormous importance it because without it, the Persians were able to advance to Athens. Later, however
before they found a deserted Athens. The Persians sacked and destroyed it, but in the battle of Salamis, the Greeks were able to assert itself on the sea against the enemy ...
In the picture, the advance of the Persians is traced illustrated by The Department of History, United States Military Academy .
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