March 14, 2007 — -- The leader of the most powerful empire in the world invades a small country to avenge his father's failure to do so years ago. His army is relentlessly attacked by a proud ...

“300” is a 2006 movie depicting the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans, defenders of King Leonidas, along with another 1,100 or so allies held back Persian King Xerxes and his army of ...

In 480 B.C. a massive Persian army headed for Greece. King Leonidas, of the Greek city-state Sparta, assembled a small contingent of soldiers, compared to the horde of Persian invaders led by Xerxes, ...

More than a decade after 300 — the story of Leonidas’ doomed stand against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae — the writer-artist reveals a first look at the prequel, Xerxes, named after the power-mad ...

Xerxes, king of Persia, sent messengers to Sparta to force him into a Faustian bargain: “If you value your lives or your complete annihilation, listen to me,” the messenger said. “Xerxes conquers and ...

"300" was released in US theaters on March 9, 2007. The action film starred Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, and Dominic West. Since its release, the cast has gone on to star in other notable ...

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 one ...

> This year Greek archeologists have been exploring the site of Thermopylae, heroically defended in 480 B.C. by King Leonidas with 2.000 soldiers against Xerxes’ Persian hordes. Recently they found ...