Thermopylae region
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The Thermopylae region is a narrow coastal pass in central Greece, historically famous as the site of the 480 BCE battle where a small Greek force resisted the much larger Persian army.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thermopylae pass | 3 |
| Thermopylae region canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal pass
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ |
| battleDate | 480 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| hasChangedOverTime |
coastline has shifted due to silting
ⓘ
pass is wider today than in antiquity ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
symbol of heroic resistance
ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice against overwhelming odds ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
narrow coastal plain
ⓘ
steep mountains ⓘ thermal springs ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| hasModernFeature |
Leonidas monument
ⓘ
surface form:
Leonidas I monument
monuments commemorating the Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
historical site
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Greek words for "hot gates" ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Athens–Thessaloniki highway
ⓘ
modern road corridor between north and south Greece ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMountainRange | Mount Kallidromon ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Spercheios River ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classical Greek–Persian wars history
ⓘ
hot sulfur springs ⓘ narrow defile between mountains and sea ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greek mainland
ⓘ
Phthiotis regional unit ⓘ central Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Malian Gulf ⓘ |
| namedAfter | hot sulfur springs ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lamia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Locris
ⓘ
surface form:
historical region of Locris (in antiquity)
|
| strategicImportance |
controlled land route between northern and southern Greece
ⓘ
natural choke point ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thermopylae pass
this entity surface form:
Thermopylae pass