Terrain
As the battle of Thermopylae took place in the northern part of Greece, this naturally meant that the battle itself took place in the Spartan’s homeland. This therefore meant that the Spartans knew the terrain much better than what the Persian army would have. This is evident from Leonida’s battle which is featured within the film 300. This showed that the Spartans knew where would be best to lure the Persians in and where they would stand a better chance which is also evident due to the fact how the Spartans were able to hold the Persians for a number of days instead of being defeated instantly. Even though the Spartans had successfully lured the Persians where they wanted to lure them to, they did not turn their attention to an old
As the battle of Thermopylae took place in the northern part of Greece, this naturally meant that the battle itself took place in the Spartan’s homeland. This therefore meant that the Spartans knew the terrain much better than what the Persian army would have. This is evident from Leonida’s battle which is featured within the film 300. This showed that the Spartans knew where would be best to lure the Persians in and where they would stand a better chance which is also evident due to the fact how the Spartans were able to hold the Persians for a number of days instead of being defeated instantly. Even though the Spartans had successfully lured the Persians where they wanted to lure them to, they did not turn their attention to an old