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Before this battle, one side was sighted approaching via the Malian gulf. One side of this battle was busy (-5[1])celebrating the festival of Canaries. This battle occurred simultaneously (15[1])with the naval (-5[1])Battle of Artemisium. (-5[1])When ordered to surrender their weapons, the losing side of this battle responded with “Molon Labe.” A local resident from (15[1])Trachis named (*) Ephialtes revealed a narrow mountain pass to the enemy (10[1])in this battle. During this (10[1])battle, (10[1])an outnumbered rearguard of 300 hoplites (10[2])fought to the death. For 10 points, name this (10[1])480 BCE battle during which Xerxes I defeated the Spartan King Leonidas during the Greco-Persian wars. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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