Who is said to have betrayed the Greeks at Thermopylae? Ephialtes, Leonidas, Themistocles, or Artabanus?
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They never intended to actually defeat the Persians at Thermopylae the Greek forces were meant to delay the Persians and abrade their morale and resources.
In a very real sense every hour the Persians were slowed was a victory. That said, they seem to have hoped they could delay the Persians longer, but obviously Ephialtes put the kybosh on that.
At this point the Spartans and Thespians formed a last stand to allow the other Greek forces to retreat.
Without the betrayal of Ephialtes they could've held longer, but by the same coin if the Phocians had held the pass like they were supposed to, or at least tried to, then the Persians could have still been delayed for a while, maybe for the rest of the day, even if the Phocians weren't reinforced
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