In 1941, Nazi troops staged a propaganda stunt at Thermopylae to falsely claim the martial legacy of Ancient Sparta for the ...

Step inside the epic Battle of Thermopylae and discover how 300 Spartans held off the mighty Persian Empire. Uncover the real Spartan training, tactics, and sacrifice! In this captivating deep dive, ...

Pieces of an ancient Greek text that lay undiscovered in an Austrian museum have revealed a previously unknown Roman battle against invading goths. The goths were advancing on the Roman Empire around ...

The Battle of Thermopylae, fought in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, remains one of the most well-known conflicts in ancient history. Although the Persian Empire ultimately won the battle, the ...

I learned from my high school class in world history, half a century ago, that in the Battle of Thermopylae, about 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas, bore the brutal onslaught of thousands of Persians ...

If you're a teenage or twenty-something American male, it may be the catchphrase of the year, drawn from ancient history and a new Hollywood blockbuster. "Spartans, tonight we dine in hell!" is the ...

The once-in-a-lifetime journey continues for KTBS 3's Rick Rowe and his fellow travelers. They are making amazing memories as they explore Ancient Greece on their vacation with Collette. One of the ...

The heroic last stand by 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae is the most famous incident from the Persians’ failed attempt to conquer Greece in 480 BC. The Persian king Xerxes had invaded ...

THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE is one of the signal symbolic events in the history of Western civilization. Athens and Jerusalem are the standard shorthands for the West’s cultural headwaters, but at ...