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The Persians, after four days, were convinced that the Greeks were not frightened and commenced to attack on the fifth day. During the first two days of the attack, the Persian suffered massive losses, while the Greeks under Leonidas, protected by their fortification, suffered very light casualties.

On the morning of the third day however, a Greek traitor showed Xerxes a hidden path across the mountains, through which he could cross over them, in order to flank the Greek forces. Xerxes, finding himself effectively stopped by the Greek fortifications and fierce combat, having already suffered very heavy losses, decided to take the chance of the alternative route. By the afternoon, Leonidas saw the Persians descending the mountain. Leonidas, a great warrior of quick resolve and undisputed courage, saw at once that the Persians would surround his forces. Deciding that he wanted to spare them to fight another day, he ordered their immediate retreat, before it was too late. He explained that he and his 300 Spartans would remain, due to a Spartan law, which forbade a Spartan soldier to retreat before an enemy. Nobly, the 700 Thespians decided to remain with the Spartans. The rest left the field of battle.

These brave thousand men stood their ground and fought fiercely to the last man. In the end, they were all massacred, but in the process, they inflicted spectacular losses on the Persian army.

While the Battle of Thermopile was taking place, the Greek fleet moved to the Artemisium Straight, to prevent the Persian fleet to move farther into Greece. They fought the Persians, without great success on either side. Then, a storm arose which destroyed 200 Persian vessels. When Thermopile fell, the Greek fleet moved to the Salamis Straight, to defend the approach to Athens.

The Athenians, prepared by Themistocles for this eventuality, knew that they would be unable to defend Athens against the Persian Army. According to the preconceived plan, every Athenian, including women and children, picked up as much as they could carry and went to the seashore. Only a few renegades refused to leave and fortified themselves in the Acropolis.

The Athenians boarded their ships, which took them to Salamis and adjacent islands.

When Xirxes reached Athens, he found a deserted city, except for the few renegades at the Acropolis, which he killed, while destroying and burning the Acropolis and every other religious building.