300 Spartans vs an Empire — The Battle of Thermopylae

In 480 BC, a massive Persian army marched into Greece — and 300 Spartans, alongside a few thousand allies, made a stand that would echo through history at a narrow mountain pass called Thermopylae.

This is the story of the Battle of Thermopylae — the strategy, the betrayal, and the sacrifice that changed the course of the Greco-Persian Wars forever.

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 The Persian Invasion Begins
0:40 The 300 Spartans March Out
1:00 The Hot Gates
1:50 "Come and Take Them"
2:20 The Phalanx Holds the Line
2:50 The Traitor's Path
3:20 The Last Stand
4:30 Legacy of Thermopylae

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