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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
Ummmm... might want to read up on your history on this one. Spartans were defeated by the Persians, 480BC at Thermopylae.
And while you're at Google, type in "French military victories" and click the "I'm feeling lucky" button  |
And you might like to look up the details. 300 Spartans held up a Persian army of 10s of thousands at the "hot gates" for a few days while the Greeks massed to do battle. A weakened Persian force could not conquer Greece on that visit, and they were soundly defeated 10 years later when they returned.
Had it not been for the Spartans, who fought to the last man, the Persians would have rolled over Greece, Italy, and west.
Probably wouldn't have had any trouble in Gaul, either.
