History’s questions, untangled
Short answers with sources, each linked to the chapter it belongs to.
CH 6 · 480 BCWhy is Thermopylae called the Hot Gates?Hot springs, a fault line and a road squeezed between mountain and sea.Untangle it →
CH 5 · 481 BCWhy did so few Greek cities fight Xerxes?Argos, Gelon of Syracuse, Corcyra, Crete and Thessaly, and what each one wanted.Coming soon
CH 6 · 480 BCWhy did Athens send no soldiers to Thermopylae?Coming soon
CH 6 · 480 BCWho was Ephialtes, the man who showed the path?Coming soon
CH 8 · 479 BCWhat did the Greeks decide after Leonidas fell?Evacuate Athens, fight at Salamis, and finally march to Plataea.Coming soon