It was a delaying action at the pass at Thermopylai during the Persian invasion of mainland Greece in 480 BCE. A combined force of Greek cities held the pass for three days, and the Spartan contingent of 2,4000 continued to hold the pass to the death to let the others get safely away – a noble sacrifice.

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