In response a contingent of 300 Spartans and several thousand allies were sent to occupy the narrow mountain pass of Thermopylae, not far from the Greek fleet, that was anchored off the nearby ...

The pass forced any army invading from the north ... Greek communities had little choice but to surrender. The battle of Thermopylae began early in the morning as the Celts massed and charged ...

Gathering a small but determined band of followers, he marched out to give battle ... had to pass through the rugged Zagros ...

Officials made speeches about the not so well known battle of Thermopylae, which took place on April 24 1941 between the Anzacs and the Germans.George Attilakos spoke to Sotiris Hatzimanolis about ...