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In [[wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|The Battle of Thermopylae]] of 480 BC, an alliance of ~~[[Greece|~~Greek]] city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central [[Greece]]. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the massive army of Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|'''Wikipedia's''' article on Battle of Thermopylae]]</ref>

In [[wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|The Battle of Thermopylae]] of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central [[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the massive army of Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|'''Wikipedia's''' article on Battle of Thermopylae]]</ref>

A small force led by King [[Wikipedia:Leonidas I|Leonidas]] of [[Sparta]] blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I could pass. After three days of battle, a local resident named Ephialtes betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans and 700 Thespian volunteers. The Persians succeeded in taking the pass but sustained heavy losses, extremely disproportionate to those of the Greeks.

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-In [[wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|The Battle of Thermopylae]] of 480 BC, an alliance of [[Greece|Greek]] city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central [[Greece]]. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the massive army of Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|'''Wikipedia's''' article on Battle of Thermopylae]]</ref>
+In [[wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|The Battle of Thermopylae]] of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central [[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the massive army of Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|'''Wikipedia's''' article on Battle of Thermopylae]]</ref>
 A small force led by King [[Wikipedia:Leonidas I|Leonidas]] of [[Sparta]] blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I could pass. After three days of battle, a local resident named Ephialtes betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans and 700 Thespian volunteers. The Persians succeeded in taking the pass but sustained heavy losses, extremely disproportionate to those of the Greeks.