The fan-favorite historical war epic dramatizes one of Ancient Greek history's most famous doomed missions - the Battle of ...

The Spartans were an unstoppable force for a moment in time, shaping history with their legendary discipline, unity, and military prowess. From the brutal Agōgē training to their iconic stand at ...

Outnumbered but unbroken, King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans made their stand at Thermopylae. Their sacrifice became legend, ...

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In the cold spring of 1951, on the hills of Yultong in North Korea, the world witnessed a moment that could have been torn ...

Thermopylae under German control in April 1941 after the Battle. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Persians, Spartans, Leonidas, Xerxes, Ephialtes… Everyone has heard these names and can place ...

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The contemporary poet Simonides of Ceos eulogized the Spartans who died at Thermopylae: “Go tell to Sparta, thou who passest by, that here, obedient to her laws, we lie.” ...

The Spartan king said, “Spartans only ask where the enemies are, not how many there are.” Thermopylae is a 100 meter-wide gorge, a strategic location for the battle. Xerxes I launched attacks as ...

The Battle of Thermopylae was a battle between the Greeks and the Persians in 480 BCE during the Persian Wars. It was an eye opening experience for Rick the others on the trip.

Thermopylae, GREECE: The statue of King Leonidas of ancient Sparta stands over the battlefield of Thermopylae, some 170 kilometers north of Athens in central Greece, at sunrise on 09 March 2007.