Battle of Thermopylae in 1 minute using Google Earth

Made using Google Earth.
The Battle of Thermopylae from start to finish.

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[KiNGGAMESgr]

This map is very detailled. Both Greeks and Persians were very careful not to cross the road since the local Greek kagkouria were driving like madmen.

[joseywales]

I’ll never understand why the Persians just didn’t use the 4 lane road to go around them.

[yamnayaseed]

No no no there were 300 of Spartans (all had six packs and beards) and Xerxes attacked them with huge elephants and zombies. That's how I remember it

[stephmod]

If anyone is wondering, the land to the north used to be sea.

[evita]

According to history, Xerxes the god king sent 3 storey tall elephants, goblins that ride giant ogres, zombies, magicians, goat men, war rhinos, and giant humans to attack the Spartans. There were only 300 Spartans but they were level 60 warriors while the Persians were only level 20 to 25 rogues. They had no healing priests and had a level 1 god king.

[TheNightWatcher]

For those wondering, the ancient shoreline was about where the modern road is today. The ancient bay has been filled in since then.

[agpaok]

Fun fact: in the Persian army there were Greek soldiers as well, because some Greek kingdoms and cities were allies with them like Macedonia, Thiva etc. Other fun fact is that every American movie that is made about Greek history or mythology, should be in the category science fiction. And also the Spartans sent only 300 men because they said that they had "religious responsibilities" and they were the only that didn't participate in the Macedonian attack of Persia, because they couldn't accept someone else to be leader of the army.

[ArandomChannelVo]

Thespies which were the other guys that decided not to flee and fight along with Spartans, deserve more credits.

[commandro]

Let's appreciate the fact that during the entire battle, they did not block the highway.

[Xenophon]

Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie.
-Simonides of Ceos

[mynameisinigomontoya]

Still amazing to think that in the last charge those last 1400 hoplites still managed to kill 800 Persians in the final last stand. That's impressive.

[Nick-wcul]

For those wondering in the south of the map there is mount Calidromon and in the north there is the sea. But this passage was not that wide 25 centuries ago. River Sperheos was bringing down dirt and covered a big part of the coast. Finally the Persians bypassed the Spartans by using a secret path in mount Calidromon. Efialtes was the name of the traitor who guide the Persian army through the secret path and efialtes is the greek word for nightmare.

[cazwalt]

Ζήτω η Ελλάς 🇬🇷
All the love to Greece and Greeks

[bluebeastgamer]

Salute to those 1400 soldiers who didn't abandon the battle field

[stephmod]

as a Greek who has some roots from Laconia and even my last name is Laconic, thank you.

[yefico]

La Batalla de las Termópilas fue una importante batalla librada en 480 a.C. durante la invasión persa de Grecia. Fue liderada por los espartanos y sus aliados, bajo el mando del rey Leónidas, quienes defendieron el paso de las Termópilas, un estrecho desfiladero en el norte de Grecia, contra un gran ejército persa comandado por Jerjes I. A pesar de estar gravemente desfavorecidos en términos de número, los griegos lograron resistir durante tres días antes de ser finalmente vencidos. La batalla se convirtió en un símbolo de valentía y sacrificio para los griegos y es recordada como uno de los momentos más heroicos de la historia de Grecia.

[privatehudson]

If you are wondering why Spartans did so well, remember that they used Tiger 1s and each Tiger 1 can destroy 5 Persian Shermans

[Nemesis]

Persians were very intelligent in this battle:

- They charged at first, not worked, withdraw.
- Try with combined attack between archers and infantry, also not worked.
- Finally searched and finded an alternative road to circle the greeks.

Not the arrogant army that only charges in one-way like movies and some text tolds.

[Bawiix]

This is so damn accurate, regarding that it was held in the late 5th century BC... But, could you pottentially post an tutorial how to actually adapt this kind of style?

[SovietComrade]

that one 1k humans are real gigachads that they faced 180k men and still didn't surrender (for some hours)