Spartan Warriors were one of the best and most feared soldiers of Greece in the 5th Century BC and were known for their professionalism. Their formidable military strength and commitment to guard their land helped Sparta dominate Greece.

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the second Persian invasion of Greece and the wider Greco-Persian Wars.