Thermopylai

Japanese: Thermopylai
Thermopylai

…480 BC, a famous battle in the Second Persian War. The Greek allied forces stationed their navy at Artemisium and their ground forces at the narrow pass Thermopylae as their first line of defense against the Persian army, which was advancing south through northern Greece. The Spartan allied forces under Leonidas, who was defending Thermopylae, worked well with their navy to thwart the advance of Xerxes I, but the Persian army finally launched an offensive, resulting in a three-day deadly battle between them.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Thermopylai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前480年,第2回ペルシア戦争における史上有名な合戦。北ギリシアを南下進撃してくるペルシア軍に対してギリシア連合軍は,海軍をアルテミシオンに,地上軍を隘路(あいろ)テルモピュライThermopylaiに配置して,これを第1次防衛線とした。テルモピュライ守備についたスパルタ王レオニダス麾下(きか)の連合軍は海軍と呼応してよくクセルクセス1世の前進を阻止したが,ついに攻勢に出たペルシア軍との間に3日間にわたる死闘が展開された。…

※「Thermopylai」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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