Ephialtes of Trachis, whose name means "nightmare" in Greek is regarded as one of the most notorious traitors in the history ...

There is King Agis II ... the kind of choice Leonidas is celebrated for supposedly making. An 1888 illustration shows a bust of the ancient Greek historian and general Thucydides, known as ...

It was a suicide mission, designed to detain the Persians just long enough for the rest of the Greek allies to gather their forces. Led by King Leonidas, the Spartans heroically held the Persians ...

After the defeat and death of the Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae ... But thanks to the foresight of Athenian general Themistocles and the heroism of the Greek fleet, the Persians would ...