“For the descent from the mountain is quicker and the distance much shorter, than the way round the hills.”[123]
COAST AT MIDDLE GATE OF THERMOPYLÆ IN 480.
Scale 8″ to 1 mile.
1, 2, 3, mark the three positions of the defenders of the Pass.
[To face page [310].
THERMOPYLÆ.
THERMOPYLÆ: THE MIDDLE GATE.