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Why did the Battle of Thermopylae become legendary?

The Greeks won a surprise victory, and the Persians retreated.
The battle caused the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta.
Dozens of Spartan warriors held off the entire Persian army for three days.
A Greek navy led by Themistocles trapped and destroyed the Persian navy.

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C. Dozens of Spartan warriors held off the entire Persian army for three days.

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Dozens of Spartan warriors held off the entire Persian army for three days.

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Battle of Thermopylae became legendary among the Greeks. Three hundred Spartan warriors set up defenses in the mountain pass. A sheer cliff protected their left, and the sea was on their right. They held off the Persians for three days. The Persians went on to burn Athens

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