in the scorching summer of 480 BCE on the narrow pass of thermopoli King Leonidas of Sparta led just 300 Warriors into the battle that would become legendary they faced the Relentless Persian Empire whose Army seemed as vast as the Horizon Leonidas and his Spartans organized themselves into a Phalanx formation these Warriors undaunted by overwhelming odds fought with unyielding resolve using their Shields to form an impenetrable wall Xerxes watched on as Leonidas and his Spartans held their ground buying precious time for Greece for three days and nights they battled fiercely to the last man their important
sacrifice echoing through history
