Thermopylae

fort · 550 BC – 2100 AD

Thermopylae is the name of a narrow pass leading from Thessaly into Locris. It was the site of a pivotal battle during the Graeco-Persian wars in 480 BC.

Coordinates

38.79600, 22.54364

Also known as

Thermopilai (el), Thermopýlai (grc), Θερμοπύλαι (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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