Pieces of an ancient Greek text that lay undiscovered in an Austrian museum have revealed a previously unknown Roman battle against invading goths. The goths were advancing on the Roman Empire around ...
Leonidas, the legendary Spartan king, is remembered for his defiance at the Battle of Thermopylae. His famous "Come and take ...
I learned from my high school class in world history, half a century ago, that in the Battle of Thermopylae, about 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas, bore the brutal onslaught of thousands of Persians ...
The heroic last stand by 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae is the most famous incident from the Persians’ failed attempt to conquer Greece in 480 BC. The Persian king Xerxes had invaded ...
The Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria "Leonidas" held an Anzac ceremony at Sparta Place, Brunswick. Officials made speeches about the not so well known battle of Thermopylae, which ...
Acclaimed French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani presented a visionary proposal for a new monument for Thermopylae.
This new look at what might just be the most important battle in Western history - even if "we" lost it - is both an enthralling account of the battle itself, and a fascinating argument about it.