| Show KILLED AT THEIR POSTS POST rhe FHE DESPERATE STRUGGLE OF tl S GREEKS AT it hvass a fOt loin bope undertaken ly liy I in order tit lauilla clio lio tier pr nud and tile umile of if inix olin inn profit anop Corri ria lit ISM by american association lienk rights I 1 vi all ed jain SW SOO Spain iii nt tile pitsa of ther mop lp liaro bare for more than two thousand thon sand beart n furill fai shed tile llie corlila Mor lila bligh t 11 example of marill sall i thill 11 victor I 1 q it was ins no sudden t merge lie y I 1 IF 0 jill j that placid the lie hc tf 1 baud in des de cc tl t l st i nl at though there alln re were 1 elt accidental brining beating upon tile the am oci id de 41 4 te termini r in illing iii its chiti acter it wa MIS 1 1 ten f 1 lorn 0 rn bore undertaken after deliberation or 1 lb c aaion as pait of a general plim plau of to re ii inting stint to thede the dedith nth enormous odds brou bro bronitt gilt t tile grecian nations natio 14 ly icy tile power fill of tile cast xerxes bior seven 3 cars tile the Per mido made warlike prep preparations to oi OM el ruti gieche tin acce lit in revenge for alor defeat ly the Atlen nm nt at marathon aad abid tile the of gilece would donld mrry larry with it all europe and 91 sire 1 peria a dominion front tile I 1 isi iii i ii up to tile llie u tle hole elpi I 1 e of t the lie eist wa 4 levied upon for provisions ship anti gt general supplies a ill III autumn 41 U U C xerxes set out from limits of asia tilt it host esti mated at front lC IM to IM fi nf ga litin I 1 men including the crews of LOW ivear it hips I 1 ps the greek spies who etc cie czilli ht tit ill ills camp were not put to deat 11 cad CIL icik to but allowed toie ethe of the andic aind ro stirn to tell their people about it lit in tit alie C be lief her that th it the purly of the little acnia hii would 13 lyllie find would without a 11 blow to the sUB imons or of the invading monarch the land force comprised the s sold leri ot of forty six nations nat ioas each cacti contingent haing its own anode or artil 1 ment B dut tit few of them were aniced und and as al well us as the greeks miny many tilt lift eions carried or cco thes only nud and others s lad had simply i taves laves lire hardened liard eced a the point among the irregular broo 8 there bete nanny luany fierce bands liose ineth od and whose hose arin ament ni were ere to tile last let derre barbarous lor instance a ic tribe of itliong atlon carried ropes 1 which they aimed after the fashion of tile Ame americal lasso to ins tiare L foeman and 1 then dris drag him from the lickl to bedia I 1 patched pit clied at leisure with if a da daser gaer the only used by these wild riders of the desert 1 another nation from n tile llie lead of the nile had their bodies ea painted halt led aud and liala white while wore the lins of wild beasts hearts of the j ausle IC nod find carried r aarhus and bows 11 ith ich blone tipped arrows in of order der to feed his vast army xerxes ordered quantities of stores to bo be qa i at p pots on the line of through eastern asia usla tl and the provinces subject to ill liis huleu rule mere ere compelled to contribute tri bLite subsistence for the hole foice which with uon tion combatants is computed at floii i to souls any lack of war ou the part of tile pw ale nas punished on oil one onecia oc 1 a I father of ive five sons pleaded that t tho lie eldest might lie spared while the other four joined tile the army xerxes lo 10 ed the bon bell who whose c exemption had becu asked to be put to death and 1 lii I body sev ered into two parts part sand aud displaced alo alois aloag ag tile route of march of the soldiers soldier sas as macx LX 11 of the llie inexorable laws of tuba eithun t that flat would oil id be ced lu in order to enter greece ly by the lie atlis most tor for his niantic Ki ga antic xerxes ridged the with vilh it a structure of boats a nule mile long lon find aind du a ship cinal tor for his hib fleet across the to a m old oid tile the stormy cape off mount allies ablio lit in macedon and the milly he found allies and io in tile the cotine of ins his ciet find and axie ae profesa esa tho the fic tribes yielded their territory find and t bcd their allegiance what else was as lodo when the persian ins could pack 1 1 I with solid cohorts covel hig ei cry foot or of elie territory ten atory aud and then ate 1 an I army over to pursue and punish the inhabitants the men of athens atheni anti and of sparta were ere among greeks who proposed to bill bid xerxes come and tike tile the eiith mid and water which lie demanded should be sent to him as a symbol of subjection the mountain chain bisecting the gre lian peninsula from to couth cast c lat and approaching elie sea on the cast at the head of the of 72 ap t 4 4 e 14 TUB LASSO 1 IS 17 CATTLE was passable for an army at one point only as was supposed posed namely by the gates of where the elope of the mountain crowded so coso to the edge cof of the gulf that in two about otle one mile apart there was room f r but a single wheel track it happened d that this region was wait the northern if limit mit of the territory loyal to the greek idea 0 of independence dependence fee rui anil xerxes arr dURed to have his army arid and his fleet meet there and work iu in fighting tile opposition that WM wis to be expected on lind land and sea bea tile the greeks acim through in an isem n blageff banga of deputies from thes the BC eral a tribes resolved alved to defend Thermo and the tile tie island of hubo kubwa from aarom the Tua mainland inland TI eSpar e spartan tsi n king leonidas Ie Ix onidas N was as chown chosen con commander conC mander of the land force and another spa ejiu to lai tile the fleet A belech bind band of spartans spartano Spar tans num beriat SOO went with ith the ang bad and um the clinice fell upon those who could best bo be lf arild fina fi tj tile die utta dint is mature men inen viiu 1111 mm to ilem at home ollar I 1 niti uns wilt quotas ahu ohu to 10 wil tilt ace to alic about tilt men the C oem it tile the pis quorn quimi elie he n ho inhabited the if mon alon tho margin of the agn bair it M loua men hut 1311 in spite of f the grave crisis elio greek nr army iby under midor Leon l hlas nas as simply an ad vatier v iiii bif rd I 1 fishing to arnis arms to hakea display ih liy of ani an I t crar ns it nucleus rot to thi cohorts li 11 vim tu to cuine from the ali aal 1 l try ut nirl lie licit t llie he in veri balk back after tile the month hail had pilli passed sed sacred to elie alt olympian ani an I oil oilier er goeb S and dinin which military operations if were prohibited it as tile the superstition thit bid kept tile the diat tan front from tile the field of when the skeptical at benian won their lillions lions lii victory over the lioti bou lio ti of dari it 11 C 4 11 tile athenian Athe ninn wurt vi uit idl on tilt aar leips in clio catill cain laign W nal wi mij the ibe devoted split tan auns tuns find their lit llie con s ari ty t y tie cie northeim n tr trilis ils s land boici anict to cp with alli the invaders s lie he cho to icil for ill alio fest lal tide to tit I ilet lul anoll loo sellic the chofe budy of gaek warriors vs this lie did lift to do lyonl reached ed tile the famous fal liolis pries nt at la ix chic lit tie coti thern gi evits bell billeted eted tu tit im ile nil jilt position an altion it if by resolute illen luen lie learned tint that smother pasi oyce the mountain we leato binl tu ule lle rear of la peixe aei ar army hiis cwi lit in fiant of the cartei it gaw rl it fill ills his fleet hii i approaching the of f the llie bilic K lk A 1 amic olic suio i tile llie jrees they jhc thc learned lc that theta V were KIV tu passee tc idahl qa 0 o fir CW 10 lo iucci tle VIlt ii iiri arni amit at they wanted to ir it mini it new 1110 tin 11 tile alie ual rov twill fisit lit but een I 1 lie cot 1 itch and flit sal ollie bif 4 the tri grilies lies or of na n t tion ho I 1 ailts lilts IM ile left tilt nil bitsy ill ey for bemes crea debt tel this plin aliu with plena pica bo that fol foi IMIL bili the retreat and built envoys to ill all the cities bitis t lurry tit u re enrol the undertook to guard K tilt pa jaswith pis the of if lou men au ahee tho ali lit tack xerxes lifter eglius et lius OVIT over liis llie ifill ol of willell ain ii ins ills ii i i ircle ariel to in brebt the spartan Spir kin kill liy by ofie offering ring to ninke liin hill ruler or of giteck anece thiis beilig rejecter with hhorn lie nest demanded the hit ol of the urns arins lit in the llie hand 4 of if tile iaci lill in tc 1 ii lich their alic lr leader re plad ome binl ark anki th lanm 1111 til tile ibi PL tius ling prom I 1 tl by no belittling tile ank howe cr for lie headed ELL attack vi ith ith choice iti gislar the fellows clit burned to their uri ible defeat befu it ill Marat hoti ton niri before 1 men chest ie probed tio ro hinitch for cie t oe liders c berv riu heavily armed irmal ind and luc Llund zinc fornies clotie i auks bauks of stealy ly practice figa it I 1 s the loss to alio persians wis was enormous but ilia 03 men in i alio llio lie rear ra auk aks ere stiff orward hy cour and though r MALIC GULF Jn ge A ise P nad F N V rAlle adaa 14 AAA aff A ji 1 A aa vf C f r VIE 0 0 V E W jav ayi aw if T J f I 1 HE and ngaio again re puked kept it up for two claas on tile second ilaya lay i favorito body bodi of hou honhold hold troops of tile the k king ing callei billed tin tilt be beranice canice their r runles danksor of buoo t 11 iriel to the were sent iu in under tile personal direction of xerxes they too acio etc nii cut to nicee and darien nick li ak by the greek dreeli Ir eeLi u valio to roi con bluntly supplied tup plied fresh men tode tole feud feul tile PAS ou the second t night a citizen tili yn or of tile ali re pon ion aljy the icae ilni nu t beren es the secret iti omita it all nl a i detach ment of soldiers i cro crossed qed 0 OMI ei all and it brek t lits Pho ciati iii tra cirii fill a hl joer or of arrows the gaard mort billed by tile the surl irbing atack ahm ib in ed bi tile the III siles flad cd down tin molin tain ain and the arians Pr ians ici on oa to 0 o the fear of Ieti nidai barnin warning ic icid llie elie defended fenden de ef ender of tin tilt enss gli scot is s I 1 nod find opinion wm w M 1 whether to L etui and fig likht it out or itrel it the titis atis tefie ei c irm firm their fi ling w holding liol dins that ill lilon ciau lionor ho norand itina alit t of w ts at stake mid and that I 1 he ln PISA avy alvy lind flad lica acm it seit to CIL defend feud must not lie elded il ded to nn all enemy the warrior loin of L ho 0 tribes TOO GO the fians pians nid MI ni M d I The bans to remain und and the others I 1 L told his met to take sonic some nou them thein thit they 1 ivul still with i ith palto that eight nud then lud ched them outside the pass to asail iia il the advance guard of the diio persians Pir so 60 fu furious rOts wits wis the auslaug ailt that launy 01 ol xerxes Xer ci cold Lers threw themselves into tle ali sea bea to escalo the deadly ilc idly Crecian beears hp tars and the alie officers oTi cers to tiie the laa i to 1 cep aln colliers sol liers ill up to tile the rack in tile the diedt of aliu lie hand to gdud was lz killed illel lud a despe desperak rao cou con but wiss was winged atou liki ills boly body latil codly the of it ailts lilts band ballet drew aret it back MODE the pass behind a 1 cross wall blocked up tho the aay ay iid ii d malted tile thu end the per bl ann tri detachment on the mountain side e quickly closed in on oil the icar nud and cut or nil ill Ille Alls of ercule then the vork of bl aughter began tin the greeks fought to the last liko like wili wild beisle at aly and when their swords und find dag s ere lost or broken v fill iia tures heip cap ous oui so lollis lollas ions t the tie power er tiel alie he greek dead la Is placed by the III hi tor 11 is of tho the time at 4 anti and this niu il bir ur incz 1 lades the tile warr nois on in the last struggle sla lw perished und arld clat of tile 7 M total that took part g the previous clays of L course tome some wen killed the per jail au loss is 13 estimated at a number fairly proportioned to the circumstances where one greek was lly ily equal to un ten U n of 0 the assailants when it cime alme to close jitt carters arters on the day of the last lasit El rugsle 10 at ther mop mope life ino the grecian fleet retreated before aba Perti in and it required another cam P dign tour to arrest rest the caie Cale crof the mighty hi invader rader this was cc actually dona 1 0 1 durion I I 1 tile the year nt at the naval battle of 0 sa Si lilamia 1 lamia alfars off the shores hores i of 0 atti attlia the defense of the tha pass proved a useless sacrifice Ea crUice though possibly the result would lave have been different had the entire greek forces been on hand to cover the ther gates and tile tho mountain palli as nell M ell but a pearil tt lio tt Lu artial valor doub doubtless tle found ton nd home bome compensation in being able to hand baud town down to later genera 1 uncia lions the wonderful woud erful story of the llie Spir tans tani whose deeds they commemorated on oil ti alie spot by this legend stronger stranger tell to thu that we ire lie here in obedi tuce to their orders GEOIt GEORGE GT loii L muil |
