In 480 B.C., the new Persian king sent a massive army across the Hellespont to Thermopylae, where 60,000 Persian troops defeated 5,000 Greeks. The year after that, however, the Greeks defeated the Persians for good at the battle of Salamis.
1. (Weightlifting) the sport of lifting barbells of specified weights in a prescribed manner for competition or exercise.
lift. 1. to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 2. to raise or direct upward: to lift one's head. 3. to remove or rescind by an official act, as a ban, curfew, or tax. 4. to stop or put an end to (a boycott, blockade, etc.).