Dennis Hanes

The 62 version was more or less accurate, the location of the actual battle site no longer spears like it did, now it’s a wide plain, and the location is uncertain, though 300 Spartans died, there was almost 1000 other Greek allied troops that stayed and died along with the Spartans, after the forces of zerxes flanked their position, it was just a matter of time before, before they were cut down by the overwhelming size of the Persians army, who lost nearly 15,000, though classified as a defeat, it was a peric victory ,Whom a civil war general stated “we can do without many more such victory’s in the future. “ this battle has been studied since, as a classic example of how to use local topographic features to you best advantage, and with the Athenian navy, delayed the Persians, long enough for Greek Forces to accomplish a tactical redeployment,