<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Thermopylae </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Greco - Persian Wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The site of the battle today . Mount Kallidromon on the left , and the wide coastal plain formed by accretion of fluvial deposits over the centuries ; the road to the right approximates the 480 BC shoreline . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 20 August or 8 -- 10 September , 480 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Thermopylae , Greece 38 ° 47 ′ 48 '' N 22 ° 32 ′ 12 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.796607 ° N 22.536714 ° E ﻿ / 38.796607 ; 22.536714 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Persian victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Persians gain control of Boeotia </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greek city - states </Td> <Td> Persian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> King Leonidas I † Demophilus † </Td> <Td> King Xerxes I of Persia Mardonius Hydarnes II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total 5,200 ( or 6100 ) ( Herodotus ) 7,400 + ( Diodorus ) 11,200 ( Pausanias ) 7,000 ( modern est . ) </Td> <Td> 2,124,000 ( Herodotus ) 120,000 -- 300,000 ( modern est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4,000 ( Herodotus ) </Td> <Td> ~ 20,000 ( Herodotus ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the battle of Thermopylae </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Thermopylae </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Greco - Persian Wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The site of the battle today . Mount Kallidromon on the left , and the wide coastal plain formed by accretion of fluvial deposits over the centuries ; the road to the right approximates the 480 BC shoreline . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 20 August or 8 -- 10 September , 480 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Thermopylae , Greece 38 ° 47 ′ 48 '' N 22 ° 32 ′ 12 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.796607 ° N 22.536714 ° E ﻿ / 38.796607 ; 22.536714 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Persian victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Persians gain control of Boeotia </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greek city - states </Td> <Td> Persian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> King Leonidas I † Demophilus † </Td> <Td> King Xerxes I of Persia Mardonius Hydarnes II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total 5,200 ( or 6100 ) ( Herodotus ) 7,400 + ( Diodorus ) 11,200 ( Pausanias ) 7,000 ( modern est . ) </Td> <Td> 2,124,000 ( Herodotus ) 120,000 -- 300,000 ( modern est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4,000 ( Herodotus ) </Td> <Td> ~ 20,000 ( Herodotus ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the battle of Thermopylae </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
when did the battle of thermopylae take place
when did the battle of thermopylae take place
20 August or 8 -- 10 September , 480 BC
20 August or 8 -- 10 September , 480 BC