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Battle of Thermopylae (254), the Glossary

The Battle of Thermopylae in 254 was the successful defense of the pass of Thermopylae by local Greek militia under Marianus, the Roman proconsul of Achaea, during an invasion of the Balkans by the Goths.^[1]

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Achaia (Roman province)

Achaia (Ἀχαΐα), sometimes spelled Achaea, was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the Peloponnese, Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, the Cyclades and parts of Phthiotis, Aetolia and Phocis. Battle of Thermopylae (254) and Achaia (Roman province) are Greece under Roman rule.

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Ancient Greek temple

Greek temples (dwelling, semantically distinct from Latin templum, "temple") were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion.

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Axe

An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.

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Balkans

The Balkans, corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions.

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Boeotia

Boeotia, sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia (Βοιωτία; modern:; ancient) is one of the regional units of Greece.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples

This is a chronology of warfare between the Romans and various Germanic peoples. Battle of Thermopylae (254) and chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples are Battles involving the Roman Empire.

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Close order formation

A close order formation is a military tactical formation in which soldiers are close together and regularly arranged for the tactical concentration of force.

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Column (formation)

A military column is a formation of soldiers marching together in one or more files in which the file is significantly longer than the width of ranks in the formation.

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Dexippus

Publius Herennius Dexippus (Δέξιππος; c. 210–273 AD), Greek historian, statesman and general, was an hereditary priest of the Eleusinian family of the Kerykes, and held the offices of archon basileus and eponymous in Athens.

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George Syncellus

George Syncellus (Γεώργιος Σύγκελλος, Georgios Synkellos; died after 810) was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastical official.

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Goths

The Goths (translit; Gothi, Gótthoi) were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.

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Herwig Wolfram

Herwig Wolfram (born 14 February 1934) is an Austrian historian who is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History and Auxiliary Sciences of History at the University of Vienna and the former Director of the.

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Macedonia (Roman province)

Macedonia (Μακεδονία) was a province of ancient Rome, encompassing the territory of the former Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been conquered by the Roman Republic in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War. Battle of Thermopylae (254) and Macedonia (Roman province) are Greece under Roman rule.

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Pike (weapon)

A pike is a long thrusting spear formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages and most of the early modern period, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in pike square formation, until it was largely replaced by bayonet-equipped muskets.

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Proconsul

A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Spear

A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.

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Thermopylae

Thermopylae (Thermopylai; Ancient:, Katharevousa:; Thermopyles; "hot gates") is a narrow pass and modern town in Lamia, Phthiotis, Greece.

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.

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Thracia

Thracia or Thrace (Thrakē) is the ancient name given to the southeastern Balkan region, the land inhabited by the Thracians. Battle of Thermopylae (254) and Thracia are Greece under Roman rule.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae_(254)

Also known as Battle of Thermopylae (253), Battle of Thermopylae (262), Battle of Thermopylae (267 BC), Battle of Thermopylae (267).