The Battle of Thermopylae: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy

A reconstructed image showing a Greek hoplite (circa 500 BCE) and a Scythian soldier from the Achaemenid Persian army (circa 480 BCE) in typical armor and pose.

Background: The Persian Invasion of Greece Photograph of the Thermopylae pass near the Phocian Wall, illustrating how the ancient coastline lay closer to the mountains and shaped the narrow battlefield used by the Greeks against the Persians.Source: Fkerasar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 How did 300 Spartans and their allies hold off a massive Persian army... Continue Reading →