When the Persian King Darius came to power, he decided to create a cultural border in the west of the Persian Empire. To do this, he had to conquer the divided City States of Greece. The Cities gathered together to face this common foe, but only the Spartan Army was ready for battle. It was decided that the Spartan Army would fight a blocking battle at the pass of Thermopylae in order to give the other Greek cities time to gather their forces...