Ephialtes of Trachis, whose name means "nightmare" in Greek is regarded as one of the most notorious traitors in the history ...

In response a contingent of 300 Spartans and several thousand allies were sent to occupy the narrow mountain pass of Thermopylae, not far from the Greek fleet that was anchored off the nearby ...

Even with all the amazing battle sequences, the best 300 quotes have stayed ... was actually spoken by numerous Spartan women as the men left for war at Thermopylae. Though it was the men who ...

This singular episode of self-sacrificing bravery has long obscured our understanding of the real Sparta. A scene from Thermopylae by the Italian novelist, painter and poet Dino Buzzati. The 300 ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of ... men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender ...

One excellent example is Cole’s analysis of the famed stand of Leonidas and the 300 at Thermopylae. He concludes that the Spartans did not march off believing they were on a suicide mission, and, of ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of ... men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender ...