Jan 17
8 min read
Why Did The Spartans Choose Certain Death?
A decision that turned into an eternal model for honor, loyalty, and sacrifice
King Leonidas formed a small army in 480 B.C. and choose to defend Greece against the Persian overwhelming power at the Thermopylae pass. When the Persians bypassed him, he didn’t order a retreat. On the contrary, he dismissed the rest of his army to hold out…
