The battle of Thermopylae - The sacrifice of the few against the many

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The war between the Greeks and the Persians is known as one of the greatest wars in history.
Among the many battles fought during the war, one in particular is remembered today because of it's nature. It is the battle between the Spartans of King Leonidas and the Persians of King Xerxes, known as the Battle of Thermopylae.
Thermopylae (literally 'hot gates'), is a place of Greece where in ancient times there was a natural passage. In 480 BC, the Greek army, which numbered about 7,000 men held back the Persians invader near the passage but a shepherd named Ephialtes revealed to them that there was a secondary path to get behind the Greek lines. King Leonidas, who knew that he would soon be surrounded, decided to remain to guard Thermopylae with 300 Spartan soldiers, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans while the largest part of the Greek army went back.

The soldiers of Leonidas resisted bravely to death against a multitude of Persians and their story is remembered today as an example of heroic self-sacrifice.