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Leonidas seemed to believe that he was this king.
Leonidas seemed to believe that he was this king.
To stop this invasion the Greeks held counsel and resolved to send a Greek force to Theropylae. This force consisted of 4,200 Greeks and 300 Spartans, and at its head was Leonidas.
To stop this invasion the Greeks held counsel and resolved to send a Greek force to Theropylae. This force consisted of 4,200 Greeks and 300 Spartans, and at its head was Leonidas. Thermopylae was a very narrow passage being only 50 feet wide. On one side there is a steep cliff face, on the other was a straight drop into the ocean. This was an ideal place for the Greeks to fight for it would make their phalanx more effective, and nullify the Persian's superior numbers.
[[Category:Ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Ancient Greece]]