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.
In modern weightlifting, athletes compete in two lifts: the snatch and the clean and jerk. Weight Classes Athletes in the sport are divided into several weight classes and placing is based on the total weight lifted on the two main lifts.