In 480 B.C.E., King Leonidas of Sparta led 7,000 men against an estimated 300,000 Persian soldiers at the Battle of Thermopylae — and almost won. The Greeks successfully used their home terrain to ...

Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...

A friend of King Leonidas, the captain rallies 300 Spartan soldiers to fight the Persian army. After his son Astinos is killed in battle with the Persians, the captain breaks rank and kills ...

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.

That’s all there is to know about who King Leonidas in Record of Ragnarok is and if he’s real. Another important note is that Leonidas didn’t kick anyone into a well, as was depicted in 300.

It was performed by Gerad Butler's King Leonidas in 300. He yells, 'This is Sparta!' before kicking a messenger into a deep pit, killing him. The caption on the tweet reads, "A move that would ...

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.

It was the year 467 BC when an enraged woman approached the door of the Temple of Athena Chalkioikos in Sparta and placed a brick with an inscription that read: Unworthy of being a Spartan, you are ...

Gerard Butler has paid tribute to the late Pop Idol contestant and actor Darius Danesh, following the star’s death aged 41. The actor, known for his portrayal of Spartan king Leonidas in Zack ...

Gerard Butler Says Actors Were Injured “Every Day” While Filming ‘300’ Butler on the "insane" filming injuries that happened during Zack Snyder's fan-favorite hit.