battle+of+thermoplye

Battle of thermoplye Battle of thermoplye started with the Persians trying to claim the land. The Spartan and Athens teamed up to destroy the army of seven million. Spartan or lacedeamon had a hand picked army of three hundred. Athens had a navel fleet which they the Spartans hold off the Persians till the boats were ready to fight. The Persians had a king named xerxes. The Spartan had two kings which king leonidas was chosen for the battle. The battle was called __battle of thermoplye__ because it was a pass that Spartans were planning to flank the Persians but, a trader told the Persians away to flank the Spartans. King Leonidas order the weaker men back while they fought to the death for two days till the army had enough time to build the boats which destroyed the Persian army.