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Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

300 Spartans and allied Greeks made a legendary last stand at a narrow coastal pass to delay the massive Persian army.

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Standing in 480 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Greek city-states Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 300 BCE Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

Around the same time

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499 BCE Greco-Persian Wars 490 BCE Battle of Marathon 480 BCE Sicilian Wars 480 BCE Battle of Salamis 478 BCE Temple of Confucius, Qufu 475 BCE Warring States Period