One of the key moments in Herodotus’ chronicle of the Persian wars comes at the narrow mountain passage of Thermopylae. Hopelessly outnumbered, but never outclassed, 300 Spartans led a contingent of ...
The once-in-a-lifetime journey continues for KTBS 3's Rick Rowe and his fellow travelers. They are making amazing memories as they explore Ancient Greece on their vacation with Collette. One of the ...
Fierce? Yes. Tough? You bet. But the true history of the Greek civilization had a lot more nuance Myke Cole Co-author, The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae Ancient Sparta has been held up ...
The Killing Ground is a new and innovative look at a battlefield. Instead of confining itself to a single battle in detail, the authors have chosen a battlefield that has been fought over twenty-seven ...
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Thermopylae 480 BC, why a narrow pass and 300 Spartans stood between Greece and the Persian Empire
In the summer of 480 BC, a narrow mountain pass became the stage for one of history’s most symbolic last stands. This chapter explores Thermopylae as sacred ground, strategic chokepoint, and political ...
2500 years ago, the myth goes, 300 Spartans faced a much larger military force from the East at Thermopylae, a small mountain pass in ancient central Greece. Thermopylae is the Latin word for ‘Hot ...
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