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The
modern monument at the spot were the Spartans are said to have
made their last stand.
The
modern monument by the roadside, with a statue based on the so-called
Leonidas statue.
Mt.
Kallidromon, over which the Persian 10,000 made their night march
to outflank the Greeks.
The
hot springs at Thermopylae, from which the place (literally, "hot
gates") gets its name.
A
nearby wall, just possibly that defended by the Greeks.
For
the major account of the battle, see Herodotus Book 7.
Here's a link to the
start of Book 7 in Perseus.
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