re: #1088 Kenneth

Yes, but the point of this battle by the Spartans is that it inspired the Athenians to join and fight the Persians.

That came across in the movie, but they were already involved. The remnant of the allied Greek army that stayed behind to face the Persians still contained Thebans and Thespians in addition to Spartans. The rest of the Greek allies, including Athenians, withdrew from Boeotia and Athens, upon hearing of the loss at Thermopylae, but defeated the Persians at Salamis a few months later.