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Their invasion was stopped by the following sea battle at Salamis and the next year the land battle at Plataia and the sea battle at Mykale.
Where was Thermopylai in this broad picture? A holding action which became irrelevant, other than its later promotion as a symbol of Greek resistance and sacrifice, when the Spartans sent their allied cities off and held the pass to the last man to let them get away safely.