battle of thermopylae
At which narrow pass did Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight to the death, in order to slow down the Persian army? In 480 BC, Leonidas led his 300 Spartans against the Persian army, led by Xerxes, in which land battle? Which city state led the beaten Greek forces at the Battle of Thermopylae? Xerxes led the Persian forces at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. His enemy was an alliance of the Greek city-states led by Leonidas. Of which city-state was he king?