300 The Musical

According to legend, Ephialtes betrayed his countrymen to the Persians. Forming a rearguard of about 1,500 men, Leonidas and his troops fought bravely to the death, sacrificing their forces in a stall tactic that would allow the bulk of the retreating Greek army to escape.

Even at its lowest estimates, the Persians still outnumbered them nearly 100 to one. Thermopylae became a rallying cry for Greek forces who later defeated the Persians and sent them eastward once more at the Battles of Salamis and Plataea in 479 B.C.

March 28, 2025 | 5:48 am