BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE (DISAMBIGUATION)

The 'Battle of Thermopylae' is a battle fought at the strategic pass of Thermopylae in Greece; it may refer to:

★ Battle of Thermopylae, the famous battle of the Persian Wars in 480 BC. Typically an unqualified reference to "Battle of Thermopylae" will be about it.

★ Battle of Thermopylae (353 BC), the blocking of the pass during the Third Sacred War, by the Athenians against Philip II of Macedon

★ Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC), the defense of the pass by the Greeks during Brennus' invasion of Greece

★ Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC), an important battle where Roman forces defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great

★ Battle of Thermopylae (267), the unsuccessful defense of the pass by local forces during the great invasion of the Balkans by the Heruli in 267 AD

★ Battle of Thermopylae (1941), fought between the Germans and the retreating British expeditionary force during the German invasion of Greece