Thermopylae is where the 300 Spartans heroically fought against the mighty Persian empire (480 BC). On the other side of the road though, up the road hill you will find the Fortified Hill of Kolonos which is the last stand of the remain Spartans where they were killed by Persian arrows. In 1939 many arrowheads were found on the site.
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