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In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae] of 480 BC, an alliance of [[Greece|Greek]] city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central [[Greece]]. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the massive army of Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_thermopylae Battle of Thermopylae] on Wikipedia</ref>. | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae] of 480 BC, an alliance of [[Greece|Greek]] city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central [[Greece]]. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the massive army of Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_thermopylae Battle of Thermopylae] on Wikipedia</ref>. | ||