When the defence of the Thermopylai pass no longer had any purposeafter the defeat of their navies in the nearby strait ofArtemesion, they sent off the contingents of the other Greek citiesto seek refuge inside friendly city walls. The Spartans andThespians continued to hold the pass to let them get away to stopthe Persian cavalry breaking through and riding them down in opencountry. A noble self-sacrifice.

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