August 9th is the anniversary of the battle of Thermopylae

VA Viper ^ | 08/09/2016 | HarpyGoddess

[harpygoddess]

A legendary battle of western history:

Today is the anniversary of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Thermopylae is a pass in east central Greece between the cliffs of Mount Oeta and the Malic Gulf, and in ancient times, it was a principal entrance into southern Greece from the north.

It was there that the Greeks confronted the third Persian expedition of the Persian Wars - an army of as many as a half-million men under Xerxes. When they found that their position had been turned, however, the Greeks retreated precipitously - all except for a 300-strong Spartan contingent under their king, Leonidas.

Leonidas and his men fought a delaying action in the narrowest part of the pass until they were overcome by the Persians and slaughtered to a man.

[Sam Gamgee]

A long forgotten tragedy was Ottoman rule of Greece. Even now the Turks harass our Armenian brothers.

[Ancesthntr]

“Generally, I agree. The fact the movie on the story “300” pissed off the Iranians makes it even sweeter.”

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I know its a bit much, even for him, but I’d love it if Trump showed up for negotiations with the Iranians wearing a Spartan helmet. I know, too Hollywood, but the looks on their faces would be priceless. :>)