The Battle of Thermopylae : Last Stand of The Greeks - Military History Animated.

The battle of Thermopylae is one of the romanticized battles in history with more misinformation swirling around than actual concrete information. What is known is that a small Greek force stood against overwhelming odds at the pass of Thermopylae and delayed them over three days of battle. Sources: Thermopylae: The Battle For The West - Ernle Bradford Thermopylae - Hugh Last The Pass at Thermopylae, Greece - John C. Kraft, George Rapp, Jr., George J. Szemler, Christos Tziavos and Edward W. Kase 4:29 Correction - I misspoke 'Phocians' not 'Phoenicians'. --------------------------------------------- About me: --------------------------------------------- I'm Imperial Scribe, I make animations about military and naval history as well as war theory. I put out 1-2 major battle videos per month with a number of shorter videos in between. My twitter: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ISSubLink --------------------------------------------- Suggestions: --------------------------------------------- The Battle of Isandlwana: http://bit.ly/BOIsandlawana Why Did Sailors Swab The Deck? http://bit.ly/WhyDidSailorsSwabTheDec The British Battleship: The Ship of The Line: http://bit.ly/ShipofTheLine --------------------------------------------- Schedule: --------------------------------------------- Upcoming videos: October: The war of 1812 Note: Schedule is tentative. --------------------------------------------- Attributions: --------------------------------------------- Music (outro): FarAway - Copyrightfreemusic http://bit.ly/2KPtigC Stock sound effects: https://freesound.org/ May include miscellaneous licensed stock art. Information is derived from a number of historical sources including websites, historians, and literature. The fog of history is a real thing, even relatively recent events often have sources in disagreement or relying on one another. When possible information is derived from first-hand sources and where not possible information is found by taking multiple second-hand sources. It is not possible for anyone to guarantee perfect historical accuracy, but I do my absolute best to ensure that all information in my videos is well sourced and backed up by historical sources and evidence.