The ulitmate gesture of defiance: _____ ____mol_n lab�
The defiant response of King Leonidas I of Sparta to Xerxes I ofPersiawhen Xerxes demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and surrender. This was at the beginning of theBattle of Thermopylaein 480BC. The Spartans held Thermopylae for three days. Although the Spartan contingent was defeated, they inflicted serious damage on the Persian army and its probably why you are reading this in English.
