print email comment close Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae URL: http://www.historynet.com/greco-persian-wars-battle-of-thermopylae.htm Description: This article describes the battle of Thermopylae, fought in 480 B.C. by an alliance of Greek city-states and the invading Persian Empire. "After the Battle of Thermopylae, Persian King Xerxes secretly buried most of the Greek dead and all but 1,000 of his own slain, in order to conceal from his army just how few men had held up his progress for so long." From a publisher of history magazines. Author: Frye, David Publisher: Weider History Group LII Database Information: Record 23557 created by Maria Brandt on 03/19/2007 Last modification on 08/13/2008 Published: 03/21/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23557