300, 000 persian soldiers were at the battle of thermopylae.
300, 000 persian soldiers were at the battle of thermopylae.
how many persian soldiers were at the battle of thermopylae?
300, 000
during the second persian invasion of greece the greeks hoped to use the narrow pass of thermopylae to prevent the vastly large army of the persians from outflanking them. a greek force of 7,000 men marched north to block the pass in the middle of 480 bc. the persian army, ranging between about 100,000 and 150,000, arrived at the pass in late august or early september. during the battle of thermopylae, the vastly outnumbered greeks held off the persians for seven days (including three of battle) before the rear-guard was annihilated in one of history's most famous last stands. during two full days of battle, the small force led by leonidas blocked the only road by which the massive persian army could pass. when leonidas became aware that his force was being outflanked, he dismissed the bulk of the greek army and remained to guard their retreat with 300 spartans, 700 thespians, 400 thebans, fighting to the death. although the greeks lost the battle it did check the advance of the persian army and the delay may have helped the greeks prepare a successful defence and ultimately win the war.
last stand
rumours began spreading amongst the populace of delhi that a gratuitous levy was imminent. there were also tales of muhammad shah seizing nader and or having him killed one way or another. when a rumour broke out that nader himself had been assassinated, a posse of delhi citizens gathered around a granary as a group of persian soldiers had been sent to negotiate prices, and the posse attacked and killed five persian soldiers. the event sparked an uprising, and bands of civilians swept through the city and targeted isolated persian soldiers in succession. when news of this was taken to nader, he was dismissive, believing his soldiers were seeking out a pretext to ransack the city. but after successive reports of lynchings, nader sent one of his retainers to verify these claims. he sent another of his inner circle also, but both were killed by the baying crowds. nader sent out a "fowj" (a thousand-strong unit) but ordered them to engage only those involved in the violence.
battle of karnal