[DOC] [TLE] Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae | HistoryNet [PAR] In the 5th century bc, the Persian empire fought the city-states of Greece in one ... 
The long path to battle at Thermopylae began in what is now Iran, heart of the ... 
In it were Persians, Medes and Hyrcanians, all wearing felt caps, tunics, mail and 
... Watching his own army pass in review, Xerxes himself is said to have wept as... [DOC] [TLE] Xerxes I - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Xerxes I (ruled 486-465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of 
the ... The Persians were defeated by the Greek forces at the Battle of Marathon 
in 490 ... and strength, Xerxes felt confident of his success in achieving what the 
great ... Look at all these people  but not one of them will still be alive in a 
hundred... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Thermopylae - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] After the expedition to Greece was under way, Xerxes sent messengers to all the 
states offering ... But while Greece showed these inclinations [to join the Persians
], the Athenians, ... Some have argued that the Athenians felt confident of the 
small force and .... Yet in the heat of the battle the units did not get a chance to 
rotate. [DOC] [TLE] Second Persian invasion of Greece - Wikipedia [PAR] The second Persian invasion of Greece (480479 BC) occurred during the Greco
-Persian Wars ... At the famous Battle of Thermopylae, the Allied army held back 
the Persian ... and therefore evidently felt that Herodotus's history was accurate 
enough not to ..... These numbers are discussed fully in the article for each battle. [DOC] [TLE] 300 Spartans' Battle of Thermopylae | The Little Daily Prophet 2 [PAR] In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the 
invading ... Xerxes I, king of Persia, had been preparing for years to continue the 
war ... However it seems that the Athenians at least felt confident that this army 
and ...... The spartans weren't under anyone's thumbs but a whole race of people
... [DOC] [TLE] Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book ... [PAR] The war of the Scythians with their slaves; the expeditions of Darius against the ... 
The sons of Darius; Xerxes invades Greece, X.Leonidas at Thermopylae, XI. ... 
when some countries were parched with the excessive heat of the sun, and 
others ... The Egyptians being confounded with these arguments, the Scythians 
were... [DOC] [TLE] Thermopylae - The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that ... [PAR] After the battle, as Xerxes son of Darius, the Great King of Persia, toured the 
battlefield, ... The braids of his long hair ran out from under his helmet, while a 
horsehair ... He wore a felt hat or a turban on his head, while his lower body was 
covered ... At Thermopylae, the Greek traitor was a native of the region, Ephialtes 
son of... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: The Battle of Salamis: The Naval ... [PAR] The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western ... 
It covers briefly the significant land (Thermopylae) and naval (Artemisium), ... 
These include stories about Themistocles, Xerxes, and Aeschylus. ... who had to 
maintain the fractured Greek coalition in the heat of battle... and many, many 
more. [DOC] [TLE] Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae [PAR] The battle is Thermopylae where 7000 Greeks led by 300 Spartans held an 
enormous ... Pressfield deals with war in such a way that you can see how 
people come to ... And while I wasn't a stranger to these historical events before 
reading the ...... Greek soldiers held back one million Persian soldiers under the 
king Xerxes. [DOC] [TLE] Leonidas, I - Biography in Context - Gale [PAR] 530 BC in Greece; Died: 480 BC in Thermopylae, Greece; Other Names: 
Leonidas ... Unable to live under his brother's rule, Dorieus set sail for distant 
lands and ... In matters of war

Question: In the Battle of Thermopylae, the Greeks felt the heat of these people under Xerxes I
Answer: the Persians