What are the greatest 2000s action movies of all time? It's a tricky question to answer, as, in the new millennium, action ...

In 480 BC, 300 men fought against the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. With no help from their Greek allies, the King of Sparta, Leonidas, blocked the hot gates with the ...

In 480 BC, Darius’ son, Xerxes I, made an attempt to finish what his father had started, with the mission to conquer all of Greece. He assembled an army of hundreds of thousands and faced-off against ...

What are the greatest 2000s action movies of all time? It's a tricky question to answer, as, in the new millennium, action cinema was undergoing serious evolution. Across a long and tumultuous ...

History shows examples of female leaders who successfully balanced both. Figures like Gorgo, queen of Sparta in 480 BC, demonstrate this balance. What can we learn from this ancient female leader?

Not surprisingly, and quite rightly, the Battle of Thermopylae – pitting Greeks against Persians and other invaders in high summer 480 BC – is accorded centre stage, as a major plank in Sparta’s ...

This action film is based on a real battle that took place in 480 BC between Spartans and the Persian army. There would have been more than 300 warriors from Sparta there (in fact, probably closer ...

look enviously across the city at Sparta Rotterdam, the team inspired by the birthplace of Leonidas and his 300 Spartans who were famously defeated by Xerxes in 480 BC at Thermopylae. The two ...