Led by King Leonidas, the Spartans heroically held ... thousand allies were sent to occupy the narrow mountain pass of Thermopylae, not far from the Greek fleet that was anchored off the nearby ...

Interestingly, the Leonidas system has been compared to a "Star Trek-style" shield due to its ability to eliminate drones ...

With these words, Leonidas rallied his men. They would hold Thermopylae—“the Hot Gates”—marking the land his men spill their enemies' blood in one of the most epic battles of all time.

So the defenders failed 2/3 of the time. To conclude, the authors see a legend having sprung up around Thermopylae based on the heroic last stand of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans. That, along with its ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek ... Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward.

A dark, gripping take on Alan Moore’s iconic graphic novel, Watchmen explores the complex morality of superheroes in an ...

In response a contingent of 300 Spartans and several thousand allies were sent to occupy the narrow mountain pass of Thermopylae ... Led by King Leonidas, the Spartans heroically held the Persians ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek ... Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward.