Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation)
- Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation)
Battle of Thermopylae may refer to:
*Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), the famous battle of the Persian Wars in 480 BC. Typically an unqualified reference to "Battle of Thermopylae" will be about this battle.
*Battle of Thermopylae (353 BC), the blocking of the pass during the Third Sacred War, by the Athenians against Philip II of Macedon.
*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 (1941), fought between the Germans and the retreating British expeditionary force during the German invasion of Greece.
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