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Several people told @reeshistory and me that "The 300 Spartans" is a better movie than "300" and we should watch that instead.Really, though?Let's see how it do. #HATM "A turning

The myth of Thermopylai and the Greek resistance is built on some... strange ideas about the Persians and their armies.Don't worry though, @reeshistory and I are here to clear some

2499 years ago, approximately #OTD, the pass at Thermopylai in Central Greece became the site of one of the most famous land battles in history.You've probably heard a bunch of

Followers of @Thucydiocy will have seen this quote often. Funny thing is that it makes no sense in a Greek context (they never had a separate warrior class or profession)

I study early German scholars of Greek warfare.One of them rubbed shoulders with the Hohenzollerns, made an enemy of the entire General Staff, and is seen as the sole founder

I study early scholars of Greek warfare.Most of them are obscure teachers and professors.Only one is found in the letters of Mazzini, Bismarck, Garibaldi, Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln.That's right,