In the
Battle of Thermopylae, a small force composed of soldiers from Greek city-states (Sparta being the most known then) and led by Leonidas managed to initially repel a large Persian Army led by Xerxes.
At the
Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army.
This epic retelling of the
Battle of Thermopylae is oozing with colour, action and emotion.
The word refers to the man bearing the same name, who, according to Greek historian Herodotus, betrayed his homeland by showing the Persian troops a path around the allied Greek position at the pass of Thermopylae, which helped them win the
Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
300 told the mythical story of the
Battle of Thermopylae, where a small contingent of brave Spartans faced down the advancing Persian army, under the banner of antagonist, Xerxes.
"MOLON LABE" IS THE MOTTO OF THE Special Operations Command Central and dates as far back as the
Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC and means "come and take them"--the defiant response by the Greeks when the Persian Empire demanded the surrender of their weapons.
Gates of Fire is a wonderfully written novel that describes the
Battle of Thermopylae, which took place about 480 BCE.
300 (Monday, ITV2, 9pm) BASED on Frank Miller's graphic novel, 300 is a bruising war epic recounting the
Battle of Thermopylae, at which the vastly outnumbered Spartan army fought to the bloody death against the might of the Persians.
Monday 300 ITV2, 9PM Directed by Zack Snyder, this is a retelling of the epic tale of the
Battle of Thermopylae, when a few hundred Spartans took on thousands of Persians.
|Gemma Arterton as Kelly 300 (Monday, ITV2, 9pm) BASED on Frank Miller's graphic novel, 300 is a bruising war epic recounting the
Battle of Thermopylae at which the vastly outnumbered Spartan army fought to the bloody death against the might of the Persians.
In an echo of the handful of Spartans who held out against thousands of Persians at the
Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC, the heroic Hanoverians slowed the French long enough to stop them defeating Wellington's men before a Prussian force could provide vital back-up.
At this rate, the Daesh historical fantasy promised to surpass the fictitious movie 300, which was based on the 1998 comic series that retold the
Battle of Thermopylae within the Persian wars, when 300 Spartans fought Xerxes and his 300,000 soldiers.