The area of Thermopylae is famous for the sacrifice of King Leonidas and the 300 Spartan warriors who, for the first time fought alongside their former enemies the Athenians for the highest ideal of Freedom against King Xerxes and the Persian army in 480 BC.

The history of the battle of Thermopylae remains a core subject in all the military Academies of the world.

“Oh, stranger passing by, announce to the Spartans that we are buried here, loyal to the City orders”