Almost 2500 years ago, an army of 300 elite warriors defied a tyrant with an army of legions and achieved what they considered to be the highest honor they could attain in this life. They died glorious deaths on the battlefield. The legend of their unshakable courage in the face of overwhelming odds has been ...
To say that the Persian War – particularly the Battle of Thermopylae – is the single most defining moment in the history of Sparta would not be too far-fetched. Certainly, the decisive battle against the Persians in this mountain pass was not the only achievement of Sparta. However, it was in this particular instant that ...
Beyond words, this powerful film renders my supposed eloquence to pure silence… ‘300′ rips your heart with death but redeems it soon after with its glory. It is a must-see film. With ‘300,’ every warrior who is ready to die for glory ‘would have some wild night.’ Every citizen who advocates freedom ‘would be engaged.’ ...
Frank Millers blockbuster hit 300 is an epic movie portraying a heroic Spartan battle where 300 men battled against a million in order to stand against an evil empire led by an evil King Xerxes who threatened to take over their beloved home, forcing their free people to become slaves to the empire. It is ...
King Leonidas I, whose name meant “lion-like,” was king of Sparta between 488BC and 480BC. He is best known to history as the commander of the Spartan army at the Battle of Thermopylae during the Persian Wars. The story of his sacrifice has been an inspiration to generations and was recently brought to the big ...
The most distinguished military nation in the world was that of Greek Sparta. Their rigid lifestyle and structured military was one based on honor, pride, perfection and sacrifice. Their extreme training and sense of duty helped the Spartan army become one the most feared and respected forces in all of the Mediterranean and Asia. Originating ...
The Olympic Games are just one of the many traditions that have its origins in Greece-Western democracy is another one of those ideals. Greece was organized into a series of city-states that governed themselves. The two most powerful and well-know of these city-states were Athens and Sparta. Sparta was formed by the invading Dorian people. ...
