The Battle of Thermopylae between Persian king Xerxes’ army and a small force of Spartan king Leonidas’ soldiers in 480 BC took place in a narrow pass along the coast of the Gulf of Malia, ancient Greece. The Persians were victorious but were defeated a year later. Courtesy Corbis
The Battle of Thermopylae between Persian king Xerxes’ army and a small force of Spartan king Leonidas’ soldiers in 480 BC took place in a narrow pass along the coast of the Gulf of Malia, ancient GreShow more
Book review: Historian Paul Rahe recounts epic Spartan tales and the defeat of the mighty Persian empire
Historian Paul Rahe presents a meticulously researched account of a Spartan society ruthlessly built on privilege and its unlikely defeat of the mighty Persian empire.