“The 300 Spartans" (On Location at Thermopylae) 

Because of 300 men who stayed back and fought the oncoming persian armies. there legacy is spoken by foreigners until today. Great Leonides

I've visited tgis site several times now and i plan to visit again later this summer. I love history and I especially love my people's history, it's a great place to reflect on what it takes to remain free.

"Go tell tell them in Sparta, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.

Long live Spartans spirit of bravery

And the 700 Thespians lead by Demophilus who stayed behind with the Spartans and fought to the end as well deserves equal honor and respect.

Wonderful presentation, thank you!

Hi Jay..your standing on gate 3 the final battle field on the hill to the right of you is gate 2 where the wall or fort still stands...further down from wall are the hot springs..gate 1first battle field.....thank you and great speech

Thanks so much for using good Mics etc and recording where us hard of hearing ex rockers can hear!

Absolutely Fantastic Jay! Thank You! I Wish I Was With You Guys!😉😎

A Spartan mother would disown her own son if he retreated.

God bless 🙏 thankyou for posting this

Thank you for sharing! Really blessed me ~and I'm sure many others.

thank you, and highly and deeply appreciated for the knowledge Jay McCarl. i was having a hard time using google search and sites asking where the bodies of water reach upon making that narrow pass, until the land the land took over as time pass.

So why did the gulf of malian water recede???? Where did the water go???

Some added details and considered assumptions for the reader regarding the army sizes of ancient civilizations, the Persian Army in particular as it relates to this video: 1) Almost all ancient histories accounting for armies is vastly exxagerated. It was a form of language they used back then to express the over all power on a nation. It would have been impossible to support an army of over 250,000 men - even by stripping the local supplies as they advanced. Greece was not rich with resources. Some say the count was ALL the forces of the Persian Empire - being a million men. That is possible, but they weren't all on campaign in Greece at one time. 2) The Persian - and other armies of those days - would not have been made up of all the best troops in the empire. Most of them would have been conscripts from the provinces - lightly armed and armored for a long march. Likely not armored at all, and bringing what weapons they owned. Thier primary assignment was foraging for the army on the march, with the lion's share going to the king and his more elite soldiers, who did most of the fighting. 3) The core of the Army would have been many thousands of regular troops and the Immortals, an elite legion of 10,000 that were heavy infantry - like the Spartans and other Greek hoplite infantry. or, the later Roman legions. 4) Assuming a Persian Army of less than 250,000 that started the march across the Dardenneles, many tens of thousands would have been peeled off to garrison Greeks towns that they passed through. Thermopylae was not the only battle they fought on the way into Greece. 5) That leaves the remainder to fight at Thermopylae, and we will never know how many there were, but a guess at 80,000 to 120,000 would be in the ball park 6) Only Rome had a professional miltary and a large standing army of paid soldiers. That did not occur until another 350 years later, with 25 Legions stationed around the Empire with a total maximum manpower of about 280,000 troops. Even though the Romans were the best army on earth then, specializing in logistical and engineering excellence, no more than three or four legions ( 5 to 7 thousand men each ) were ever mustered for a single battle due to the technical limits of supply.

THANK YOU

Great video

Come and take it!

Our arrows will block out the sun.. Then we will fight in the shade 👌

where is the gate?

how can a location will change so much

The remnants of the wall are still on the hill

crazy how much land the river created in 2500 years

JEWS connection back then!? Hmm

where did all the water go???

Someone around that time described the Spartans as"Bees buzzing around a hive".Ephialtes was the name of the traitor.The word is used by Greeks today ,it means ' nightmare'.Scumbag would have sufficed!lol.We all as Christians?Sorry that was the point i bowed out.

Logical and intelligent people can believe in fantasies too.

looks a bit like a desert now

The numbers are exaggerated.

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Was it necessary to mention the Bible and its characters? What part did they play in this legendary event. Don’t mix the heroes with priests.

Oh yikes, another proselytizing sermon on the mount. Quite a turn off.