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The Battle of Thermopylae
Sacred Gate

Go tell the Spartans,

stranger passing by,

that here obedient

to their laws, we lie

(Simonides)



In 480, before Christ's birth

The Persian empire was

the greatest on earth

The army and navy

of Xerxes the first

Began their invasion

to conquer Greece



300 Spartans and 7000 allies

Marched out to Thermopylae,

a narrow mountain pass

Their mission was to delay

the Persian advance

To encourage the Greeks,

to keep morale high



13 years they were schooled

in the Spartan art of war

in the phalanx formation,

thousands fighting as one



The Persians draw their bows,

arrows blot out the sun

Our battle hymns sound loud,

the slaughter has begun

Their infantry attacks,

but they don't have a chance

Against our heavy shields,

against our mighty spears



Xerxes from above,

sitting on his throne

He sends more men to fight,

he sees his immortals fall

Bodies lay down dead with

cut throats, smashed heads

Their last gaze at the sky,

the fear's still in their eyes

The blood has reached

our knees, two days

we'll kill and die

The third day will be the last,

a traitor's by our side

The allies have been dismissed,

their duty they have done

But soon they'll get the chance

to fight Xerxes again



The flesh is the source

the source of all fear

But this flesh is not ours,

it belongs to the Gods

And I hail them for this,

'cause my mind is now clear

Stronger than pain and fear

Now I'll fight to the death



And when their swords broke

they fought with hands

and teeth

Side by side with

their comrades

they died as they wished



The battle is lost now,

but their sacrifice's great

Their death will be honoured till

eternity ends... till eternity ends



They knew that

this was their final fight,

this was their certain end

But in their hearts and

in their minds, they tamed

the fear of death

With courage and with

bravery, they made

their last stand

With blood they wrote

their history, for glory

they have died


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