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Why were the Spartan soldiers willing to sacrifice themselves at Thermopylae?

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There were several reasons why the Spartan soldiers willing to sacrifice themselves at Thermopylae, but the main one was that they had been trained since birth to sacrifice themselves for the state. 
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