SBS7 年
The unkown battle of Thermopylae where Anzacs fought the Germans
Officials made speeches about the not so well known battle of Thermopylae, which took place on April 24 1941 between the Anzacs and the Germans.George Attilakos spoke to Sotiris Hatzimanolis about ...
PBS2 年
The Persians Invade - Thermopylae
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 ...
TheCollector on MSN4 个月
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
The stage was set for an Achaemenid Thermopylae. Alexander the Great had ... attempting to gather a new army after the ...
National Geographic news1 年
Bred for Battle—Understanding Ancient Sparta’s Military Machine
Without Spartan participation in the war against Persia at the beginning of the fifth century B.C.— especially their heroic stand at the critical Battle of Thermopylae in 480—the Persians may ...
BBC2 年
Kilwarlin Moravian Church and its link to ancient Greece
A remarkable set of earthworks at Kilwarlin Moravian Church was laid out as a tribute to the Greek heroes of the Battle of Thermopylae. The landscaping project was carried out in the 1840s by the ...
TV Guide3 年
300 - Full Cast & Crew
In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...
TV Guide2 年
300 - Full Cast & Crew
In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...