Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation)
The Battle of Thermopylae was an important battle fought in 480 BC during the Persian Wars.
The term may also refer to:
- Battle of Thermopylae (353 BC), the blocking of the pass during the Third Sacred War by the Phocian allied Athenians against Philip II of Macedon.
- Battle of Thermopylae (323 BC), a battle during the Lamian War between a coalition of Greek cities under Leosthenes and a Macedonian army led by Antipater.
- Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC), the defense of the pass by the Greeks during Brennus' invasion of Greece.
- Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC), an important battle where Roman forces defeated the Seleucid King Antiochus III the Great
- Battle of Thermopylae (267), the unsuccessful defense of the pass by local forces during the great invasion of the Balkans by the Heruli.
- Battle of Thermopylae (1821) or Battle of Alamana, during the Greek War of Independence.
- Battle of Thermopylae (1941), fought between the Germans and the retreating ANZACs during the German invasion of Greece.
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