The Greeks, prior to Alexander the Great, in all their fine glory had built an astonishing empire that would reign and look down upon all other nations. However, to achieve this status they had to earn it. One great and triumphant battle that shows that they earn it was at the battle of Thermopylae. Greece’s independence was threatened by a superior empire known as the Persian Empire. This erupted in a serious of battles between Greece and Persia which included the battle of Thermopylae that united The Greeks. Despite the fact that not all Spartans were Greek they all joined each other alongside on the battle field to challenge the Persians. This battle was one of many that showed Greece’s true potential and the journey these people went through to obtain their ultimate goal is definitely astonishing. The start of this epic battle had erupted between and alliance between the Greek city states. Everyone had one common enemy known as the Persian Empire. With their vast army and overpowering troops the Persians predominantly looked like that overall victors of this battle. King Leonidas of Sparta helped to lead the Greeks to unity and into this epic battle. However events had to lead up to this specific battle. What had kicked started the entire war in the first place was the Loninan revolt. Athenians had been a part of this attack on the Persians. Darious who was the Persian ruler at the time had sworn revenge on those who been a part of this revolt. Darious also sought opportunity to expand into Greece and thus making his empire bigger. He sent out certain emissaries to get the Greeks to subdue to him, but the Greeks being stuck up and ultimately thinking they were the best did not. In different parts of Greece such as Athens, they were put on trial and then killed off by pushing them down a pit. Even in Sparta, these ambassadors were pushed down a well and