Trivia: In the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas I led Sparta against what empire?
British
Persian
Roman
Mongolian
The correct answer is Persian
So why is this answer correct? : The Battle of Thermopylae found the vastly outnumbered forces of Sparta fighting against a massive Persian army, an underdog story that has been told in films such as 2006’s “300.” The real number of Greek fighters was closer to 7,000, but historical estimates put the Persian forces at over 300,000. The three-day battle took place in 480 BCE, and while the Greeks were defeated, their superior tactics dealt a significant blow to the Persian Empire, and the Greeks ultimately prevailed in the second Greco-Persian War.