The Battle of Thermopylae, fought in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, remains one of the most well-known conflicts in ancient history. Although the Persian Empire ultimately won the battle, the ...

Oxford University classics scholar Kershaw (The Enemies of Rome) explores in this detailed and wide-ranging history the immediate and long-term impacts of the Persian Wars in ancient Greece. Drawing ...

The Battle of Thermopylae took place on 24 April 191 BC. It was fought as part of the Roman–Seleucid War, pitting forces of ...

Greek football has an ambitious plan to reform how the game is played in the country Yorick Jansens/Getty Images 480BC. A force of some 7,000 men, led by the Spartan king Leonidas, guard the narrow ...

The battle of Thermopylae has been well represented in books — historical fiction and nonfiction — and films. Its brutal bloodletting and horribly stacked odds make it tempting as fruit for ...