Battle of Thermopylae

Greece is moving forward with a major effort to upgrade the archaeological site of Thermopylae (also known as “Hot Gates”), where three hundred Spartans and their allies fought the Persians, a landscape that remains one of the country’s most...

The legendary Leonidas, King of Sparta, is known mostly for leading the 300 heroic Spartans and dying with them in the Battle of Thermopylae

Queen Gorgo of Sparta was the daughter of King Cleomenes I and the wife of the legendary hero of Thermopylae, King Leonidas I. Even at the young age of 8 or 9, she demonstrated remarkable intelligence and foresight. Gorgo’s early...

Athens and Sparta in ancient times were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for Greece and the World

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization. These battles ranged from repelling foreign invasions and preserving Greek independence to expanding Macedonian power and transforming the political landscape of the Greek...

Thermopylae is most famous for the battle which took place there in 480 BC. It was a battle in which the heavily outnumbered three hundred Spartans led a coalition of Greeks against the formidable army of the Persian King...

Spartans, a society in Ancient Greece, are known for the tough way they raised their children, training boys to fight from age seven

The special forces of Ancient Greece, from the Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of the army of Alexander the Great, became legend in history

When the ancient Greeks faced the Persian navy in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis that kicked the Persians out

Ephialtes of Trachis, whose name later came to mean "nightmare" in Greek, is regarded as one of the most notorious traitors in the history of Greece. Ephialtes played a significant role in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC by...