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nouna famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece
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- leonidas king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
- xerxes the great king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
- xerxes i king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)