Spartans & Anzacs
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
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Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
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In 480 BC, one of history’s most famous battles was fought in central Greece at the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae. For three days, a few thousand Greeks – led by 300 Spartan warriors and their king, Leonidas I – held back a vast Persian army. Eventually encircled, the Spartans and their allies were killed. Their stand, however, allowed thousands of comrades to escape and fight on, leaving an enduring example of courage and sacrifice. In April 1941, on the eve of Anzac Day, Australian and New Zealand troops returned to this same ground.
Source: whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au