The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

How much of 300: Rise of an Empire plays fast and loose with the history, asks Paul Cartledge, professor of Greek culture at Cambridge University.

The first 300, director Zack Snyder’s 2006 take on the legendary showdown between Persians and Spartans at Thermopylae in 480 BC, was all about the guys and their abs. The sequel, 300: Rise of an ...

The story of '300: Rise of an Empire' comes from a graphic novel, but it's based on a travesty of history that has long existed in the Western imagination ...

Selling "300: Rise of an Empire" was already going to be difficult even before its leading ... The year is 480 BC. Greek city-states are defending against a Persian invasion by sea at around the ...

Pillar of Ashoka — Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10) Next. Chinese Han lacquer cup ... Greek was the official language of the court, while hieroglyphs were limited to use by the priests.