Thermopyle
a famous pass leadonly road by which an invading army can penetrate from Northern into Southern Greece. It lies S. of the present course In the pass are several hot springs, from Œta and what was anciently an impassa- In the pass are several hot springs, from ble morass bordering on the Maliac Gulf. first part of its name. Thermopylæ has his 300 Spartans in their attempt to won an eternal celebrity as the scene of stem the tide of Persian invasion (480 the head of a Gallic host, succeeded, stem the tide of Persian invasion (480 his 300 Spartans in their attempt to through the same treachery that had secured a victory to Xerxes, in forcing the united Greeks to withdraw from the pass. phrase applied to Fort Alamo, Tex.; in united Greeks to withdraw from the pass. allusion to the heroic defense of it, made phrase applied to Fort Alamo, Tex.; in against a force of Mexicans 10 times their number. During the subsequent Mexicans having murdered the six defenders of the fort whom they found alive on its surrender. fenders of the fort whom they found indicating relative differences of temperature. The term was applied by the differential thermometer of Profes- Count Rumford to an instrument invented by him, and similar in principle to sor Leslie. sor Leslie.