300 ; 300 : rise of an empire
The outnumbered Spartan army defends itself against the Persian invasion at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.; after defeating Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae, Xerxes and the Persian army march towards Athens where Themistocles is forced to join forces with Sparta, Athens' long-time rival, to defend the Greek city-states.
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