Ephialtes of Trachis, whose name means "nightmare" in Greek is regarded as one of the most notorious traitors in the history ...

In 480 BC, 300 men fought against the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. With no help from their ...

It was to be his 'divine punishment' for his father, Darius' crushing defeat at Marathon in 490 BC. Now, a decade later ... By the spring of 480 Xerxes' army had reached Macedonia in the north ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...