
Xerxes, the big emperor of Persia, invaded the pass of the Thermopiles, for to go round and to finish with Leonidas and his allied.
Leonidas did a war’s council and he said to the Greeks that they could come back to Athens or they could stay in the Thermopiles until the end.
With Leonidas there were 300 soldiers and 1000 loyal Greeks, while the others came back to Athens.
Xerxes attacked with archers for don’t lose more men. And Leonidas was reached for a arrow and the last Spartans died trying to get his body.
The battle lasts five days and the Persians got to defeat to the legendaries Spartans, but the Spartans already would have delayed their and caused big losses, having time to the others Greeks for to prepare their defense.
Xerxes, was the son of Darius the Great and of Atossa, he was the most important emperor of Persia and he takes it to the victory in lots of wars until he was killed on 465.