Hoplites, or the backbone of the Greek army, were equally feared and effective in classical times. The most infamous of all Greek warriors were the Lacedaemonians, who, like the rest of the Greek infantry, use the Phalanx. The Spartans are often romanticized because they run into battle naked, killing men by the hundreds. This is […]
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DISCLAIMER: If you haven’t seen 300 yet, the content in the movie is definitely not for children (or anyone for that matter) and not just because of the violence. And if you don’t 300 see it, check it out and maybe it’ll save you. But if you must know the end, everyone dies. If you […]
Beyond words, this powerful film renders my supposed eloquence to pure silence… ‘300′ rips your heart with death but redeems it soon after with its glory. It is a must-see film. With ‘300,’ every warrior who is ready to die for glory ‘would have some wild night.’ Every citizen who advocates freedom ‘would be engaged.’ […]
Almost twenty thousand years ago, an army of three hundred chosen soldiers prayed to the tyrant with an army of legions and obtained what they thought was the highest honor they could achieve in this life. Glorious mortals died in battle. His legend of unshakable courage in the face of overwhelming odds has been an […]
The most famous military nation in the Greek world was Sparta. A rigid lifestyle and a structured strategy of honor, pride, perfection, and sacrifice. Extreme discipline and piety helped make the Spartan army one of the most feared and respected forces in all of the Mediterranean and Asia. Originating in the southeastern Peloponnese, a part […]
King Leonidas I, whose name meant “lion-like,” was king of Sparta between 488BC and 480BC. He is best known to history as the commander of the Spartan army at the Battle of Thermopylae during the Persian Wars. The story of his sacrifice has been an inspiration to generations and was recently brought to the big […]
To say that the Persian War – particularly the Battle of Thermopylae – is the single most defining moment in the history of Sparta would not be too far-fetched. Certainly, the decisive battle against the Persians in this mountain pass was not the only achievement of Sparta. However, it was in this particular instant that […]