The Battle of Thermopylae Flashcards
1
Q
Opponents
A
Persian army
2
Q
number who fought
A
300 Spartans against about 100,000 Persian soldiers
3
Q
result
A
Spartan army could hold back the Persians for a while, but then a traitor showed the Persians a path through the mountains around the valley in which they were fighting and all Spartans got slaughtered