Battle of Thermopylae

Target entity: Battle of Thermopylae
Context triple: [Leonidas at Thermopylae, depicts, Battle of Thermopylae]

• A. Battle of Salamis
  The Battle of Salamis was a decisive naval engagement in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, where the outnumbered Greek fleet defeated the Persian navy and halted Persia’s advance into mainland Greece.
• B. Leonidas at Thermopylae
  Leonidas at Thermopylae is a large Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Spartan king Leonidas preparing to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
• C. Battle of Mycale
  The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
• D. Battle of Cannae
  The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
• E. Battle of Hel
  The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Thermopylae
Target entity description: The Battle of Thermopylae was a famous 480 BC clash during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a small Greek force led by King Leonidas of Sparta made a legendary last stand against the vastly larger Persian army of Xerxes I.

• A. Battle of Salamis
  The Battle of Salamis was a decisive naval engagement in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, where the outnumbered Greek fleet defeated the Persian navy and halted Persia’s advance into mainland Greece.
• B. Leonidas at Thermopylae
  Leonidas at Thermopylae is a large Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Spartan king Leonidas preparing to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
• C. Battle of Mycale
  The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
• D. Battle of Cannae
  The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
• E. Battle of Hel
  The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
• F. None of above. chosen