Battle of Thermopylae. Ancient
Historical art prints of Greek history of the Battle of Thermopylae shown
in military art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts.
In
480 BC the Spartans tried to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the
Persians led by Xerxes. . The Persian fleet had sailed
along the coastline from northern Greece into the Gulf of Malia on the
eastern Aegean Sea towards the mountains at Thermopylae. The Greek General
and King Leonidas led the Greeks and tried to defend the pass of
Thermopylae. All the defending Spartans were killed during the
Battle of Thermopylae Their defence and courage provided inspiration to
the Greeks, and the following year the Greeks won battles against their
old enemy the Persians
The Battle of Thermopylae by Brian Palmer
Depicting the last stand of the 300 Spartans who fought to the death
against an overwhelming Persian Army. Second in a series by Brian Palmer
of "Great Last Stands" throughout history.
