hot gates
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"Hot Gates" is the literal meaning of the name Thermopylae, a narrow coastal pass in Greece famed as the site of the legendary last stand of King Leonidas and his Spartan-led forces against the Persian army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hot gates canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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coastal pass ⓘ geographical location ⓘ king ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ war ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leonidas I
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Persian invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
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Greek city-states ⓘ |
| commander |
Leonidas I
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Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Achaemenid Empire
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Greece ⓘ Greece ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of heroic last stand
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symbol of heroic last stand ⓘ |
| date | 480 BC ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow pass
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nearby hot springs ⓘ nearby hot springs ⓘ |
| hasModernRoad |
Greek National Road 1
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Greek National Road 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Thermopylae
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Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Ancient Greek
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Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Hot Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOf | Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Greece
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Central Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Malian Gulf
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Malian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Herodotus' Histories
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Herodotus' Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernRegion |
Phthiotis
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Phthiotis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
hot sulfur springs
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hot sulfur springs ⓘ |
| partOf |
pass between Mount Oeta and the sea
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pass between Mount Oeta and the sea ⓘ |
| refersTo | Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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