Pagkrati
District of Lamía
Central Greece - Greece

Thermopylae

Thermopylae is a location in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from its hot sulphur springs. "Hot gates" is also "the place of hot springs and cavernous entrances to Hades". Thermopylae is primarily known for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces including the Spartans and the Persian forces, spawning the famous epitaph beginning with "Go tell the Spartans".

Located at 38.8053, 22.5628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Geography of Greece, Battle of Thermopylae, Hot springs of Greece

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 or September 480 BC, at the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae ('The Hot Gates').

Located at 38.8, 22.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Battle of Thermopylae, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, Battles of the Greco-Persian Wars, 480 BC

Phthia

Phthia in ancient Greece was the southernmost region of ancient Thessaly, on both sides of Othrys Mountain. It was the homeland of the Myrmidones tribe, who took part in the Trojan War under Achilles. Founded by Aiakos, grandfather of Achilles, it was the home of his father Peleus and his sea-nymph mother Thetis.

Located at 38.9, 22.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Geography of ancient Thessaly, Locations in the Iliad

Spercheios

The Spercheios is a river in Phthiotis, central Greece. The river begins in the Tymfristos mountains on the border with Evrytania and flows to the east through the village Agios Georgios Tymfristou, entering a wide plain. It flows along the towns Makrakomi and Leianokladi, and south of the Phthiotidan capital Lamia. The river flows through an area of former wetlands, that have been reclaimed for agriculture. It empties into the Malian Gulf, a bay of the Aegean Sea, at 13 km southeast of Lamia.

Located at 38.8639, 22.5764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Rivers of Greece

Mount Oeta

Mount Oeta is a mountain in southern Phthiotis and northern Phocis, Greece. A southeastern offshoot of the Pindus range, it forms the boundary between the valleys of the rivers Spercheios to the north, the Boeotian Cephissus to the southeast and the Mornos to the southwest. It is 2,152 m high. To its east is the mountain Kallidromo, which comes close to the sea, leaving only a narrow passage known as the famous pass of Thermopylae.

Located at 38.8286, 22.2886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Mountains of Greece, National parks of Greece

Battle of Thermopylae in popular culture

The Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC has long been the topic of cultural inspiration, as it is perhaps the most famous military last stand of all time. This "against all odds" story is passed to us from the writings of the Greek Herodotus, who was not present at the battle himself. He relates the story of 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians defending the Pass of Thermopylae against almost "2 million" Persians on the third day of the battle.

Located at 38.8, 22.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Battle of Thermopylae, Places in popular culture, Greek Antiquity in art and culture, Depictions of people in popular culture

Battle of Thermopylae (267)

For other uses see Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation) Battle of Thermopylae Part of the Roman-Germanic wars Date 267 CE Location Balkans Result Gothic victory Belligerents 25px Roman Empire Heruli Commanders and leaders unknown unknown Strength unknown unknown Casualties and losses unknown unknown The Battle of Thermopylae in 267 was the unsuccessful defense of the pass by local forces during the great invasion of the Balkans by the Heruli.

Located at 38.8053, 22.5628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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267, 260s conflicts, Crisis of the Third Century, Battles involving the Roman Empire, Battles involving Germanic peoples, Roman Greece, History of Phthiotis

Kallidromo

Kallidromo is a mountain in southeastern Phthiotis and northeastern Phocis, in Central Greece. Its maximum elevation is 1,399 m. The Kallidromo lies south of the Malian Gulf, east of Mount Oeta and north of the Cephissus valley. The strategic site of Thermopylae lies north of the mountain. The village of Drymaia is on the mountain. Nearby places are Mendenitsa to the northeast and Amfikleia to the south. The Motorway 1 passes north of the mountain.

Located at 38.7369, 22.5447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Phthiotis, Mountains of Greece

Archaeological Museum of Lamia

The Archaeological Museum of Lamia is a museum in Lamia in Greece.

Located at 38.9045, 22.4349 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums in Central Greece

Gorgopotamos (river)

The Gorgopotamos (Greek: Γοργοπόταμος, "the rushing river") is a river in the southern part of Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece not far from the border with Phocis. The river is host to the Ellinopygosteos fish .

Located at 38.8561, 22.4175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Phthiotis, Rivers of Greece