
480 BC - Wikipedia
Year 480 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vibulanus and Cincinnatus (or, less frequently, year 274 Ab urbe condita). …
Battle of Thermopylae - Wikipedia
The Battle of Thermopylae () [14] was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting …
Battle of Thermopylae | Date, Location, and Facts | Britannica
5 天之前 · The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae in 480 BCE during the Persian Wars. After three days resisting the much larger …
Second Persian invasion of Greece - Wikipedia
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if …
480 BC - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Year 480 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. May – King Xerxes I of Persia marches from Sardis and onto Thrace and Macedonia. A force of 10,000 Greeks goes to the …
Year 480 BC - Historical Events and Notable People - On This Day
What happened and who was notable in 480 BC? Browse important events, world leaders, notable birthdays, and tragic deaths from the year 480 BC.
The Battle of Thermopylae: 300 Spartans vs the World - History …
2019年3月12日 · The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between 300 Spartans and the Persian Empire in 480 BCE. Read the timeline, dates, and events here.
Classical Greece (480-323 BC) - Digital Maps of the Ancient World
The Classical Period, spanning from the aftermath of the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, stands as a cornerstone of Western …
The Truth Behind the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae - History Defined
2023年1月25日 · In 480 BC, a small force of Spartan warriors led by King Leonidas held off an overwhelming Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. Here's the true story.
Battle of Artemisium | Persian Wars, Thermopylae, Salamis
Battle of Artemisium, (480 bc), during the Greco-Persian Wars, a Persian naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near Artemisium, a promontory on the north coast of …