Did All of Greece Unite Against Persia? The Truth!
One of the most iconic sentences from the movie 300: Rise of an Empire* is when the Persian king of kings is told „All of Greece has united against you“.…
The timeperiod from 500 BC to 500 AD
Did Sparta Have a Rule to Never Retreat? The Truth!
There is the idea that a Spartan warrior rather died than retreated from battle. That idea is so popular, that even Hermann Göring drew a parallel between the last defenders…
Did Spartans Throw Persian Messengers Down a Well? The Truth!
One of the most iconic scenes in all of movie history is probably the scene when the Spartan king Leonidas throws (or rather kicks) the Persian messenger into a well.…
Wages & Prices of Daily Goods in Ancient Rome
When we think of ancient Rome then we usually think about the expansion of the Empire and the successful Roman army. And when we think about the city of Rome,…