In 480 B.C.E., King Leonidas of Sparta led 7,000 men against an estimated 300,000 Persian soldiers at the Battle of ...

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From there, the party went to Meteora, a rock formation that rises from the plains of Thessaly, which houses the most ...

After the defeat and death of the Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, the Persians burned Athens, and the Greek alliance seemed close to collapse. But thanks to the foresight of Athenian general ...

Without evidence, a Spartan king could not be imprisoned ... which was carried out not far from there, near the tomb of Leonidas. The verses he had inscribed on that tripod were erased by order of the ...

Gerard Butler says there were an “insane” number of injuries when filming his fan-favorite action hit 300. The Zack Snyder film from 2006 — which marked Butler’s breakout role, playing the ...

By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large The Zack Snyder film from 2006 — which marked Butler’s breakout role, playing the fearsome Spartan King Leonidas — was apparently quite war zone on set.

He rose to fame playing the Spartan King Leonidas in the fantasy war movie 300. However, Gerard Butler has a distinctly different look for his latest role as he plays the part of Viking leader ...

The mortal sacrifice made by Spartan king Leonidas and his 300 elite troops at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. was described in vivid and dramatic detail in the Histories of Herodotus.

The main characters, Kassandra (canon) and Alexios are descendants of the fabled Spartan King Leonidas I. Historically significant characters like Socrates and Plato play a major part in this ...