The Spartans
Short History Of...
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Introduction
It is 480 BC, late summer on the mainland of Greece. The invaders outnumber the Greeks by at least 20 to 1 and maybe as many as 40 to 1. But there is a reason the Persians are late to the battlefield today. Unbeknown to the Greeks in the hills above Thermopylae, a local Greek shepherd has turned traitor. In return for a fistful of mummy, he is leading the Persians along a herders track that snakes behind the Greek line of defense.
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