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|place=[[Wikipedia:Thermopylae|Thermopylae]], | |place=[[Wikipedia:Thermopylae|Thermopylae]],{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} [[Earth]]<ref name="timeline">''[[Halo: Encyclopedia]]'', Timeline: 100,000 BCE-1945 CE, p. 30-31 (Both editions)</ref> | ||
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*Heroic actions of Spartans cemented in [[human]] history | *Heroic actions of Spartans cemented in [[human]] history{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | ||
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|side2=[[Wikipedia:Persia|Persians]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=tforchapt4|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=4}} | |side2=[[Wikipedia:Persia|Persians]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=tforchapt4|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=4}} | ||
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The '''Battle of Thermopylae''' | The '''Battle of Thermopylae'''{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|firstchapt30}} was a [[battle]] that took place in [[480 BCE]] and prominently featured 300 [[Wikipedia:Spartan army|Spartan]]s{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} defending [[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]] at [[Wikipedia:Thermopylae|Thermopylae]].<ref name="journal">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', June 19, 2513</ref> | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
By the 26th-century, the story of the battle was cherished and well known. Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] believes that the story is romanticized to the point of fanaticism. Nevertheless, she did invoke the idea of the story by naming the [[SPARTAN-II program]] after the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae. | By the 26th-century, the story of the battle was cherished and well known. Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] believes that the story is romanticized to the point of fanaticism. Nevertheless, she did invoke the idea of the story by naming the [[SPARTAN-II program]] after the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} | ||
After the program actually began, [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were taught about the battle itself on their first day of training by the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]].{{Ref/Reuse|tforchapt4}} | After the program actually began, [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were taught about the battle itself on their first day of training by the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Déjà]].{{Ref/Reuse|tforchapt4}} |