Part one of our six part summer series "Last Stands" at 1001 Heroes! Reviews Appreciated!

The incredible story of Greece's effort to fight off the Persian Empire's attempt to occupy Greece by sending their best warriors from their united city-states- the battle being ended with the last 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas in a 7 days long effort to fend off 200,000 Persians. The Spartan ethos remains today not only in our military but in each one us as we seek the determination and courage to face our live's challenges. COMING SOON: RORKE'S DRIFT (Zulu Wars 1879)

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Resources used: • Excerpts from "Battle of Thermopylae | EBSCO Research Starters", published in 2022 by Chara, Paul John, Jr. • Green, Peter. The Greco-Persian Wars. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. • Pressfield, S. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. New York: Bantam Books, 1999. • Excerpts from "Did 300 Spartans Hold Off a Persian Army of Millions? | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Aquariums, Attractions, Museums", Author: Engrid Barnett; Published on: March 27, 2024 • Excerpts from "Herodotus on Thermopylae - Livius": Website: Livius.org; • Excerpts from the transcript of the video "Herodotus' Account of The Battle of Thermopylae"; YouTube Channel: S.A.R Histories • Excerpts from the transcript of the video "King Leonidas I: The True Meaning of Being a Relentless Warrior"; YouTube Channel: Story of the Apex • Excerpts from the transcript of the video "Last Stand of Thermopylae | The 300 Spartans"; YouTube Channel: The Northern Historian • Excerpts from "Last Stand of the 300 - Wikipedia": • Excerpts from "Millennia After Leonidas Made His Last Stand at Thermopylae, a Ragtag Band of Saboteurs Thwarted the Axis Powers in the Same Narrow Pass"; Authors: Myke Cole and Michael Livingston. Published on: February 5, 2024. • Excerpts from the transcript of the video "The Battle of Thermopylae": YouTube Channel: Pritzker Military Museum & Library • Excerpts from the transcript of the video "The Battle of Thermopylae: Last Stand of the Greeks Explained": YouTube Channel: Captivating History • Excerpts from "THERMOPYLAE 480 BC: ANCIENT ACCOUNTS OF A BATTLE"; Author: Jan P. Stronk. Credits Produced and Narrated by: Jon Hagadorn Research & Writing: Gizelle Erickson