“Come and Take Them”

Part 2: The Battle of Thermopylae, fought in 480BC.
Thermopylae means "Hot Gates."
I toured 4 major battle sites of the Greek-Persian wars in one day!
Please excuse my mispronunciation of Greek names, and places.

00:00 Introduction
00:18 Historical Context
01:05 My tour route for the day
02:21 Museum of Thermopylae
04:51 Statue of Leonidas
05:17 Battlefield Map
06:14 Memorial of the Thespians
06:55 Hill of Kolonos
09:26 The Battlefield and Phocian Wall
11:09 The Hot Gates

Part 1: The Battle of Marathon    • Panic at Marathon  
Part 2: The Battle of Thermopylae    • “Come and Take Them”  
Part 3: The Naval Battle of Salamis    • The Genius of Themistocles  
Part 4: The Battle of Plataea    • A Rock Turns the Tide  

My driver, Christos was very informative and we stopped for lunch at a seaside restaurant in a village between Marathon and Thermopylae. We also visited the wonderful Archaeological Museum of Thebes. This was a very memorable day!!

I booked my day through Greece Private Tours:
https://www.greece-private.com/marath...
https://www.greecetaxi.gr/marathon-th...

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