Hi,
The pass that he held was at Thermopylae.
I think that it takes a very special kind of bravery to go up against an army that out numbers you by hundreds to one! His action allowed Themistocles time to concentrate the fleet off Salamis and so change the course of history.
Cheers
Remus
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