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that in 546 BCE Argos and Sparta had an all-star Battle of the 300 Champions, where both sides picked their best hoplites and agreed to fight to the death. The two surviving Argives thought they d won and left, leaving behind a single injured Spartan on the field. He also claimed victory.

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Fun Fact: that in 546 BCE Argos and Sparta had an all-star “Battle of the 300 Champions,” where both sides picked their best hoplites and agreed to fight to the death. The two surviving Argives thought they’d won and left, leaving behind a single injured Spartan on the field. He also claimed victory.

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