Leonidas, one of the two kings in the Spartan diarchy, died fighting the Persian Invasion at Thermopylae. He had a force of three hundred Spartans, augmented by a thousand or so soldiers from his allies. He had sent the main part of his force in retreat, and was holding the pass at Thermopylae in order to give the Athenians and the other Grecian states more time to prepare against the Persians. <span />
The opposite of professional military force is a civilian. hope that helped
An empire is a dominating nation with extensive territories and a powerful ruler, such as Rome. Hope this helped!
Answer: The Phoenicians came into contact with many other cultures who borrowed their ideas and customs when they traveled to trade. The Phoenicians sailed to trade and establish colonies where they spread their culture and economy. They sailed across the Mediterranean—through the Greek islands, southern Europe, the Atlantic Coast of Africa and Britain. The Phoenicians' passion for conquering horizons and setting up majestic trade networks established their civilization in places far from their homeland.
