several hundred Marylanders made an epic stand resembling that of the 300 ancient Spartans at Thermopylae. The Marylanders saved Washington’s Army — and, perhaps, the United States.

The hopeless but ultimately inspiring defense of their country by a band of 300 Spartan soldiers against an immense army of Persian invaders in 480 B.C. – known to history as the Battle of ...

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now ...

Each year the ephors, or magistrates, chose the 300 best hoplites in Sparta to become the hippeis—elite soldiers who formed the king’s private guard. Known as a hoplon—from which is derived ...

The plot of the film ‘300 Spartans’ are standing in the background ... The fighters released footage showing fragments of the battle, as well as the eliminated North Korean soldiers.

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers prepare to depart for a yearlong deployment to the Middle East. They will serve with ...