The Battle of Thermopylae The Spartans vs. The Persians The Battle of Thermopylae started in August of September of 480 BC. The battle lead by King Leonides of Sparta and Xerxes of The Persian empire. The Persians were trying to overtake Greece. In an effort to protect the Greek cities‚ The Greek Army lead by King Leonides was sent to the Pass of Thermopyle to stop the Persian entry into Greece. King Leonides started his march to Thermopylae with 300 men from the Royal Body Guard. As
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in the spring of 480 BC when the Persian King Xerxes was trying to follow in his fathers footsteps who continuing his master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states‚ arrives in Hellas. The previous attempts by the Persians had already turned most northern Hellenic tribes and states to the Persian side. The citizens of Athens and Sparta‚ the largest Hellenic powers of the time felt disrespected by the Persian emissaries’ request to surrender to Xerxes. In Sparta‚ King Leonidas meets with the local
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it: The Greek forces were hopelessly outnumbered‚ the Persian forces were upon them and in command of the pass through which they were penetrating the country‚ and there was Leonidas with his 300 Spartans camped in front of the enemy’s first wave. Xerxes‚ the tyrannical ruler of the Persians and their huge conglomerate of allies‚ was —
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courageous jewish woman during the reign of King Xerxes has the burden to save the jewish people from extinction. Haman the man who almost ran the jewish people into extinction faced the ultimate irony. King Xerxes was nothing but a puppet in this fantastic survival of the jewish race. Esther is courage and is God’s worker against the Evil Heman. Haman shows his foolishness and thinks he has his puppet for long. The young beautiful Esther gets married to King Xerxes in the era of Haman the man who tried to
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The Battle of thermopylae was an important battle for both the persian and greek army‚ the leader of the persian fleet was Xerxes whose army was far more larger than King Leonidas‚ leader of the Greek army‚ but Leonidas was a far more tactical and smarter war general than Xerxes. There are many topics that you can cover when trying to figure out who was the more superior war general. Army Sizes is one of them. The Greek army consisted of the 300 spartan warriors who were highly trained throughout
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traitor told Xerxes of a roundabout path over the mountains. When Leonidas saw the enemy approaching from the rear‚ he dismissed his men except the 300 Spartans‚ who were bound‚ like himself‚ to conquer or die. Leonidas was one of the first to fall. Around their leader’s body the gallant Spartans fought first with their swords‚ then with their hands‚ until they were slain to the last man. The Persians moved on to Attica and found it deserted. They set fire to Athens with flaming arrows. Xerxes’ fleet
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“Gates of Fire”‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ the author describes a battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian Army who threatens to invade and take Sparta. A Greek‚ who goes by the name Xeones‚ gives his story to a scribe who works for the Persian King Xerxes. One main theme that presents itself very well is the act of Patriotism. Something that one would learn from this novel is very similar to the basics of what it means to be a United States Marine past‚ present‚ and future. At the beginning of the
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After the second day of battling‚ Xerces was at a complete loss in regards to how he could break the iron wall the Spartans had on the mountain pass. However‚ that night a Greek traitor came to Xerxes and disclosed information that revealed how the Persian army could outflank the Spartan stronghold. Hearing about this treachery‚ Leonidas then advised his most trusted commrade‚ Dilios‚ to return to Sparta to report what had happened‚ a “tale of
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narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician. • Stelios‚ a young‚ spirited and highly skilled Spartan soldier. • Persian messenger who tries to get Sparta to submit. • Pythia‚ an Oracle to the Ephors. • Tyler Neitzel as young
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Gates Of Fire Book Report Title: Gates Of Fire LCpl Yaccarine A. Jared Author: Steven Pressfield Publisher: Turtleback Books Published: 1999 This book is about the Spartans warrior culture and how it ties into the Marine Corps values‚ and the present day warrior culture of our Marine Corps. My opinion on this book is that it is a great and interesting read that captures the attention of the reader and ties in ideally to our Marine Corps values. It depicts perfectly on what it is to be a
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