Leonidas I

It is spring 480 BC, Persian King Xerxes, continuing his father Darius' master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states, arrives in Hellas. The previous Persian invasion and diplomatic attempts have already turned most northern Hellas tribes and states to the Persian side. But the people of Athens and Sparta, the largest Hellenic powers at the time, feel quite insulted by the Persian emissaries' request to surrender to Xerxes, and so slay them. In Sparta, King Leonidas consults the local oracle, who gives two options: Either a spartan king will have to be sacrificed, or Sparta will be burned to the ground. A year earlier ... Read Full Story

STORY : It is spring 480 BC, Persian King Xerxes, continuing his father Darius' master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states, arrives in Hellas. The previous Persian invasion and diplomatic attempts have already turned most northern Hellas tribes and states to the Persian side. But the people of Athens and Sparta, the largest Hellenic powers at the time, feel quite insulted by the Persian emissaries' request to surrender to Xerxes, and so slay them. In Sparta, King Leonidas consults the local oracle, who gives two options: Either a spartan king will have to be sacrificed, or Sparta will be burned to the ground. A ... Read Full Story

I just got back from cinema where I watched for the second time the 300 movie and I have to say I'm so excited that I'd like to present today some t-shirts relevant to the Hot Gates and the 300 Spartans! The first person to ask of course was fellow Greek Nassos who also loved the movie (personally I can't think of any Greek that didn't like it...) and he show me his design that he just completed. Honestly, Nassos never ceases to surprise me with his quality and speed. No matter how much I wanted to find some other t-shirt to present here, ... Read Full Story

I just found this t-shirt at Splitreason and I have to say that finally I found another great Spartan t-shirt! I was not impressed with anything I'd seen so far, with only exception this t-shirt by Teeteaser . But with this one I can safely say there are some good 300 movie t-shirts! (not to mention how much I love bloody t-shirts...) Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until mid August to get it since is a pre-order only.... *Links in this post are affiliate Read Full Story

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