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The '''Battle of Thermopylae''' was a famous battle during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], fought in north western greece. It is known for the fact that 300 [[Sparta|Spartan]] soldiers and 7000 3700 other Greek soldiers (most notably the [[Thespiae|Thespians]]) held off an army of several hundred thousand [[Persia|Persian]] soldiers (led by [[Xerxes]]) for three days, therefore giving the rest of Greece time to group and prepare to the south. It was considered to be a defining moment in the war.