Leonidas, the legendary Spartan king, is remembered for his defiance at the Battle of Thermopylae. His famous "Come and take ...
Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...
Acclaimed French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani presented a visionary proposal for a new monument for Thermopylae.
The Marine Corps builds men, but no one separates the men from the boys like the ancient Greeks. And if you think that’s adolescent, wait until you see the movie “300,” the blockbuster film about the ...
Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the movie 300 isn't about a perfect game of bowling but is a super-macho, pro-war re-imagining of the ancient battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. In that ...
According to legend, at the battle of Thermopylae, the Persians’ king, Xerxes, threatened to fire so many arrows at the Spartan soldiers blocking his invasion of Greece that the shafts would darken ...