Talk:Thermopylae

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Am I correct in assuming that this article should be about the place, while the battles should have their own articles? The 480 BC one, at least, which I was just about to expand when I thought of this question. I can think of other precedents (Hittin has its own article separate from the Battle of Hattin, for example), so I will move this if there are no objections. Adam Bishop 19:17, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

In Addition, there was another battle of Thermopylae in 1941 - the british held the pass for two days allowing their forces to be withdrawn. i lack the info to add an account though, but it certainly deserves to be here.

I dunno, I think this page ought to be about the battles. The article on 480 BC doesn't have much to say, for example. I'll expand the 480 BC battle when I get a chance. --Sam Glover 14:11, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Battle of Thermopylae has plenty to say, it's enormous. This page should be about the place, as it is now, and should link to the various battles, as it does... Adam Bishop 14:25, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greek War of Independence

A clarification is needed: were the 48 men that were with Diakos also roasted alive? It is not clear from the sentence.  Andreas  ^(T) 14:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edited battle of thermopylae

The original paragraph said "always exaggerated", and I really doubt that its ALWAYS exaggerated. In order to keep it consistant with the "battle of..." article I edited it too cause it originally said "2 million - 200,000" in the article itself. Deathshroud 22:55, 9 March 2007 (UTC)Deathshroud

[edit] "In the media"

I want to add an "In the media" section mentioning the 300 film/book. How does one go about that?
138.243.129.4 20:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

It would be more appropriate on the Battle of Thermopylae page, which already links to Battle of Thermopylae in popular culture (which redirects to Sparta in popular culture for some reason). Adam Bishop 06:56, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I have moved the page to Battle of Thermopylae in popular culture as all of the information came from this page and had nothing to do with Sparta in general. --Philip Baird Shearer 06:19, 26 March 2007 (UTC)