In a review of George Grote’s magisterial “History of Greece,” John Stuart Mill wrote that the “battle of Marathon, even as an event in English history, is more important than the battle of Hastings.

The chance concurrence of two movie phenomena is responsible for this Thought for the Day. First, there was the scorching tide of e-mails from across America as people deeply angered by my take on ...

The once-in-a-lifetime journey continues for KTBS 3's Rick Rowe and his fellow travelers. They are making amazing memories as they explore Ancient Greece on their vacation with Collette. One of the ...

Led by their king, Leonidas, the Spartans knew they were marching to their death from the moment they left home. A force of 300 against a legendary army of millions, the Spartans knew that whatever ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A Spartan loss would’ve knotted up first place with the Moors. But Alex ...

Outnumbered and undaunted, Spartan warriors and other Greek troops held firm in the face of Persia's might, until treachery brought King Xerxes' fury down upon them in 480 B.C. Undaunted“By this time ...

Smarting under the defeat of Marathon, Persia’s great Xerxes crossed the Hellespont on a bridge of boats in the summer of 480 B. c., and marched through Thessaly. Herodotus recorded that he had ...