700 Thespians fought and died at Thermopylae but they are often overshadowed by the Spartans and forgotten.Credit: Jona Lendering / Wikimedia Commons CC0
Posted on 02/05/2025 10:47:16 AM PST by SunkenCiv
700 Thespians fought and died at Thermopylae but they are often overshadowed by the Spartans and forgotten.Credit: Jona Lendering / Wikimedia Commons CC0
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC between the Persian Empire and a Greek alliance led by Sparta. With continual fighting for three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of the Greco-Persian Wars; it has gone down as one of history's most famous last stands. This legendary defence solidified the Spartans' fearsome reputation, a legacy that has endured through the ages and remains iconic to this day. This clip is from Ancient Powers.The Truth Behind Spartan 'Suicide Mission' | 3:05
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“Then we shall fight in the shade!”
How do we get all those famous actors to become tough warriors like the real Thespians? (It’s just a joke!)
Contrary to a somewhat antiquated presumption;
being a thespian has nothing to do with being a lesbian!
Thanks for reminding that the T in LGBTQ ain't Thespians. LOL
It has been rumored that the Thespians temporarily halted the Persian advance with dramatic readings from the works of Socrates.
"Acting!"
In Greece last1fall of 2023, traveling around stopped at the battle site. Worthy stop and I was stunned ow far the water/shoreline had moved out.
The hot springs there also excellent!
But being an ancient Spartan warrior is synonymous with, uh, nope, not gonna open that can of worms, again. :^)
If the Greeks had put a bunch of armored angry lesbians, whose time of the month had sync’d up, to face the Persian invasion, it probably would have ended the whole freakin’ Persian Empire then and there. ;^) :^D
:^)
Zena nods in agreement.
heh... if they were able to do that, they wouldn’t have to hire private firefighters and professional security staff.
According to this, shouldn't the Greeks be considered the bad guys, and far from heroes? Where's the consistency?
Sounds great! Sometimes I think I’d like to visit Pamukkale’s epson salt springs, they’ve been a spa since ancient times (and long before Turkish rule), but they look like they may be tricky to crawl in and out of.
Not look what you’ve done. :^)
“To be or not to be... hmm... not to be...”
“It has been rumored that the Thespians temporarily halted the Persian advance with dramatic readings from the works of Socrates.”
Which is even more remarkable since Socrates wasn’t even born yet.
How about a phalanx of drugged-up hormone-pumped trannies?
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