Beginning in the 14th century, when Greece was wracked by political and social struggles, monks began building a series of ...

📜 The Battle of Thermopylae, Part 2: A small handful of Grecian city-states have come together to stand off against the invading Persians at Thermopylae. At this fateful mountain pass, Greece will ...

The once-in-a-lifetime journey continues for KTBS 3's Rick Rowe and his fellow travelers. They are making amazing memories as they explore Ancient Greece on their vacation with Collette. One of the ...

📜 The Battle of Thermopylae, Part 2: Why does everyone know the Greek defeat at Thermopylae, but victories like Salamis and Plataea remain obscure? Because it helped define Greek, and thus “western” ...

The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE) is an immortal episode in Western history. Traveler, go tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their sacred laws. This epitaph, cited by the historian ...

The ultraviolent action extravaganza "300" is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, but did it have to be so cartoonish? Director/co-writer Zack Snyder (the "Dawn of the Dead" remake) painstakingly ...

Fans of bloodletting and zealous warfare continue to fill theaters as "300" graces the silver screen. Each unbridled bout of violence in the film instills a wild furor in the audience. The battle ...

In 1842, following Mexican Gen. Adrian Woll’s invasion of San Antonio, Texas Gen. Edward Burleson is quoted as saying, “Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat; the Alamo had none.” Burleson was ...

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters Life!) - The latest cinematic portrayal of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, "300," dominated the British box office over the weekend, according to Screen International on ...

Go tell the Spartans that their sacrifice was not in vain; their long day's fight under the cooling shade of a million falling arrows safeguarded the West and guaranteed, all these years later, the ...