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 ...

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 ...

Brennos reached Thermopylae with little difficulty, as many of the surrounding Greek communities had little choice but to surrender. The battle of Thermopylae began early in the morning as the ...

Gathering a small but determined band of followers, he marched out to give battle at the Persian Gate ... The stage was set ...

It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August or September 480 BC, at the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae, or the Hot Gates. The Persian invasion was a delayed ...