marouli33 (October 4, 2008 at 11:14 pm)

winston churchill said that HEROES fight like GREEKS and that battle proves that 100%!iam so proud to be born greek!oh i forgot:MACEDONIA is GREEK and only GREEK!!

spartan306 (September 23, 2008 at 11:02 am)

Im not Greek but i still respect them and strong and courageous warriors who stood against a ruling tyrant.

spartan306 (September 23, 2008 at 10:58 am)

Gareth45. i think your a persian due to the way you speak and disguise the spartans. You seem to be wanting revenge and are being racist. Well guess what these spartans are better than you and they would've rip ur head off your spine and toss them to the ground laughing

the5thillusion (September 21, 2008 at 10:35 pm)

A similar scenario occured when the Galatians invaded Greece, but the distracting/flanking force was routed by the Aetolians, who were detached from the main body guarding the Thermopylae pass.

jimmy1deen (September 21, 2008 at 4:58 am)

some of the lines in 300 were actually historically correct... I know, its amazing isnt it

jimmy1deen (September 21, 2008 at 4:52 am)

ummm, sorry to tell you, but the Greeks weren't the awesome fighters, the Spartans were, the Greeks were all gay (literally) so if you haven't noticed by now I have them in two different category's

pizinger23 (September 3, 2008 at 8:38 am)

Those of you that enjoy the history of thermopylae should read gates of fire. It gives a great perspective from pressfield about what it would have been like to be a spartan during this. I thought the count of monte cristo was the ultimate guys book and the best i had ever read. But Gates of fire is a must for anyone who respects what the spartans did, and i think that entails everybody (or atleast it should). Pressfield is witty and his war scenes are so vivid. Can't wait to read his othr works

mantic0251 (August 27, 2008 at 8:29 pm)

Solution - leave at the very least 100,000 men to hold the Greek army in place. Send the remaining half around the Greek position. It doesn't matter if it takes days or weeks to flank...what are the Greeks going to do...come out and fight? If they run - they abandon their strong position. If they don't they are caught between two forces and destroyed. And that would have ended Greek History as we know it today...

mantic0251 (August 27, 2008 at 8:26 pm)

Take this battle Termopylae, the Persian had this huge army at least 200,000+, Greeks around 7,000 but a strong defensive position. Hmm...it doesn't take a military genius to see the solution (if you happen to be the Persians).

mantic0251 (August 27, 2008 at 8:25 pm)

Wow...I love history. I love military history. But one thing is always certain most victories are because they loser is just plain out-smarted.