Once the Spartan force at Thermopylae had been defeated, his route by land to Athens was virtually undefended. Attica was seized by panic. The Athenians sought the wisdom of the Oracle of Delphi.

The Royal Navy has named its latest 7,400-tonne submarine after the ancient Greek king Agamemnon in a nod to Lord Nelson's favourite ship affectionately nicknamed 'Eggs and Bacon'. At 97metres ...