The Battle of Thermopylae sketches the celebrated stand of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors against the overwhelming might of King Xerxes I's Perisa Army.

Nov 14, 2009 - Eliot Elwar

A summary of the Battle of Thermopylae

Sep 7, 2011 - Faith McFadden

The History Channel Video: The Last Stand of the 300 Spartans explains how the battle at Thermopylae in 480 BC not only hinged on deployment of a strong Navy.

Mar 7, 2010 - David Musser

The Last Stand of the 300 Spartans is legendary. But the role played in the Battle of Thermopylae by Themistocles and the Athenian Navy is not so famed.

Aug 16, 2010 - Ivan Castro

What really happened at Thermopylae is unfortunately not as full of romance and valiance on the part of the Spartans as what was portrayed in the movie 300.

Feb 4, 2009 - Thomas Wyatt

The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) pitted the Spartan-led Greek army against the invading Persians and demonstrated key lessons of warfare.

May 31, 2011 - Tim Milosch

The battle of Salamis demonstrated the Greek Leopard's agility, strategy, and tactics over the Persian Bear's size, strength, and courage.

Jan 2, 2010 - Eliot Elwar

This article analyzes the tactics and strategy employed by the Greeks and the Persians in the battle of Marathon and how it has influenced the evolution of the west.

Dec 11, 2009 - Eliot Elwar

A summary of the Battle of Plataea, which effectively ended the Persian Invasion of 480 B.C.E

Sep 15, 2011 - Faith McFadden

During the First World War the Isonzo valley lay on the Alpine Front between Italy and Austria-Hungary and was the scene of a succession of twelve battles

Jul 20, 2006 - Christopher Eger

This battle marked the end of a successful rebellion of the Celtic tribes in Southern Britain. It was a victory of superior tactics versus overwhelming numbers.

May 12, 2009 - Nate Breidenbaugh

Spartan King Leonidas' stand against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 saved Western civilization from certain death.

Apr 2, 2011 - Eliot Elwar

Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 faithfully depicts the Spartans who fought at Thermopylae, according to accounts from authors such as Xenophon, Herodotus, and Plutarch.

Apr 13, 2009 - Luke Arnott

The sacrifice of Leonidas, his valiant Spartans and their Greek allies, stopped the Persian invasion and their imperialistic intentions in Greece.

Apr 7, 2009 - William Silvester

The most famous of all holding actions in military history where 300 Spartans made an Alamo of a mountain pass in Greece.

May 14, 2006 - Christopher Eger

A look at the mechanics of what made the Hoplites the greatest warriors of their time.

Aug 20, 2010 - Robert Hill

Of all of ancient Persia's kings, Xerxes I is quite famous, but not because he was the most successful. His failures abroad and at home led to gradual Persia's decline.

Dec 31, 2008 - K. N. Singer

Queen Gorgo and her husband King Leonidas I of Sparta were portrayed in the 2006 film "300" which depicts the famed Greek vs Persian Battle of Thermopylae.

Jul 30, 2010 - Cathy Anne Smith