Thermopylae: Hold the Pass

Sparta vs Persia

480 BC · Thermopylae, Greece

Historical Briefing

At Thermopylae in 480 BC, Leonidas and roughly 300 Spartans with allied Greeks held the narrow pass against Xerxes' vast army for three days before being encircled by a mountain path. Their stand bought Greece time and became antiquity's greatest symbol of defiance.

Tactical Lesson

Use the pass to limit the enemy and keep your front line alive.

Scenario Rules

  • Narrow Pass is active; the enemy may attack with only 1 unit per turn.

Objectives

  • ★1 Survive until turn 8
  • ★2 Control terrain for 4 turns
  • ★3 Keep a unit alive for 4 turns

Battle Report

The 300 fell, but their stand became antiquity's greatest symbol of defiance.