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Battle of
Thermopylae In the late summer of 480 B.C., Leonidas led an army of 6,000 to 7,000 Greeks from many city-states, including 300 Spartans, in an attempt to prevent the Persians from passing through Thermopylae. ... Leonidas and the 300 Spartans with him were all killed, along with most of their remaining allies.