The battle of Thermopylae has a big significance in Greek history. It's the battle that showed the various Greek states that they are members of the same nation and they sparked the idea of a future unification. That unification came with Philip II the king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia, who united all Greek into one single country. With this unified country, Philip's son, Alexander the Great, vanquished the Persian empire in retaliation for their invasion against Greece and spread the Greek culture all over the ancient world. The battle of Thermopylae was also important cause it showed that the Persians could be beaten and it led to the final Greek victory, which secured the western world and the birth of democracy. ΕΛΛΑΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ ΣΠΑΡΤΗ ΑΘΗΝΑ ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΕΣ ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ ΜΙΛΤΙΑΔΗΣ ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΑΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ HELLAS GREECE SPARTA THERMOPYLAE HOT GATES THERMOPYLES 300 SPARTANS LEONIDAS DIENEKES THEMISTOCLES ATHENS SALAMIS MARATHON MILTIADES MAKEDONIA MACEDONIA MACEDOINE MAZEDONIEN ALEXANDER DER GROSSE ALESSANDRO MAGNO MAKEDON MACEDON MEGAS ALEXANDROS THE GREAT PHILIPPOS PHILIP ~FAIR USE~ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. !!!! DISCLAIMER!!!! I do not own any of the content of the particular file and definitely i do not make profit from it, it's strictly educational.

• published: 15 Oct 2010
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