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Which battle is considered the most glorious defeat in greek history?
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∙ 12y ago
if you asked 100 people what the most famous defete in spartan, or even greek history, the awnser for many people would be the battle of thermopoly fought in 480 before christ
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoit was Trojan War
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