Demophilus (Thespiae)
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Demophilus led a contingent of about 1,000 Thespians
at the Battle of Thermopylae
(480 BC). He stood along with the 300 Spartans at the last stand, and is immortalised in many books and movies.
Thespiae
Thespiae was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia. It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which runs eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies.-History:...
at the Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August...
(480 BC). He stood along with the 300 Spartans at the last stand, and is immortalised in many books and movies.