Yes, the 300 Spartan hoplites with their 2,000 light infantry continued to hold the pass to let their 4,000 Greek allies escape and died to preserve them.
100s of Spartans were killed in many places, but the question probably refers to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, and the legend of the 300 Spartans.
King Leonidas. He led the battle of Thermopylae with 300 Spartans. His people killed 20000 Persians.
Leonidas commanded the Spartan contingent of 300 heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry at Thermopylae plus another 7,000 from other city-states.
The pass of Thermopylae was the location of the famous stand by three hundred Spartans and 7,00o other Greek soldiers against the Persian army.The Spartans 300 was in fact 2,400 counting their light infantry. The Spratans were part of a blocking force of 7,000 from other Greek city-states holding the pass.
A Spartan force of 300 heavy infantry and 2,100 light infantry, together with 7,00 troops from other Greek city-states was led by king Leonidas as part of a blocking force at the pass of Thermopylae in 480 BCE during the Persian invasion.
The Battle of Thermopylae is the historical name for the battle where the 300 Spartans fought.
the battle was called the battle of thermopylae
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
The battle of Thermopylae.
The narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae . August or September 480 BC
Thermopylae.480 BCE.
The movie 300 is based on the Battle of Thermopylae, an actual battle that took place in ancient Greece. The war was between The Greeks and the Persians. There really were 300 Spartans, but there was also about 10,000 other Greek soldiers, so the Spartans were not alone. The Greeks lost the Battle of Thermopylae, but the Spartans fought bravely and more valiantly than the rest with their superior phalanx military strategy.
The "300" were Spartan hoplite soldiers led by their king Leonidas who fought at the battle of Thermopylae .
The Battle of Thermopylae .(the 300 Spartans were part of a 7,000-strong Greek force which held the pass).The Battle of Thermopylae.It was not just 300 Spartans, it was a force of about 7,000 from several Greek cities.
100s of Spartans were killed in many places, but the question probably refers to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, and the legend of the 300 Spartans.
Thermopylae
The battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.