Sparta was the greatest land army in Ancient Greece ... first meet one another in the film, the Persian king tries to win over Leonidas and his Spartans as allies, saying they had much to offer ...

When facing a foreign foe, the Spartan king would first offer a sacrifice ... Sparta’s enduring legacy is a military ideal, embodied in Leonidas, hero of Thermopylae, commemorated here in ...

In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

Speaking with People, the actor revealed that numerous cast members sustained injuries while portraying King Leonidas and his Spartan soldiers as they battled the invading Persian army.

Persian King Xerxes led a Army ... for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward. After 3 days of battle all the Greeks were killed. The Spartan defeat ...

Faced with such an overwhelming force, only a small confederation of city-states, led by Athens and Sparta ... to gather their forces. Led by King Leonidas, the Spartans heroically held the ...

These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC. Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made ...

Persian King Xerxes led a Army ... for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward. After 3 days of battle all the Greeks were killed. The Spartan defeat ...