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illustratus · 1 year

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Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David

#leonidas #heroic #art #jacques louis david #king leonidas #history #spartans #300 spartans #sparta #ancient greece #battle of thermopylae #thermopylae pass #europe #european #last stand #leonidas i #ancient greek #persian #invasion

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madame-helen · 7 months

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ancientorigins · 1 year

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King Leonidas I, hero of the film 300, is famous as the brave and inspirational Spartan leader who died in the powerful yet futile resistance against overwhelming numbers of Persian invaders. But how did his inspirational legacy spur the Greek-states’ alliance on to ultimate victory?

#Leonidas #300 #Battle of Thermopylae #Xerxes #Spartans #Sparta #Greek #greece #Persia #Persians #battle #king #immortals #ancient #history #ancient origins

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greecedlightningpod · 1 year

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300: The Battle of Thermopylae and the Persian Wars

Sara, Luke, and Sam take their first dive into ancient history, rather than myth, this week with the 2007 violent, machismo-soaked 300! Learn all about the Persian Wars and Spartan life while enjoying topics of discussion such as: jock rock as a movie, fun ancient instruments, and the Greeks' aversion to pants

#Greeced Lightning #Greek Mythology #300 #Persian Wars #Battle of Thermopylae #history #mythology #ancient greece #educate #greek mythology #comedy #classics #history podcast #myths #Education podcast #educate yourselves #prepare for glory #Spotify

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nerdy-stilinski · 2 years

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I feel like everyone needs to know that i read the gates of fire (a novelization of the Battle of Thermopylae, if that tells you anything about myself) and I promptly decided I was going to write what I was referring to as “fanfiction” about it

my sister had to point out that bitch you’re straight up writing historical fiction at this point the fuck is wrong with you

#this is who I am now #a fucking #Ancient Greece nerd who flew too close to the sun #wAIT #I DIDNT EVEN MEAN TO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT ICARUS #anyways all I’m getting at is that I’m a huge loser who made herself cry #thanks for giving me all this material steven pressfield #gates of fire #battle of thermopylae

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dejahisashmom · 3 months

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Achaemenid Religion: Lighting the Spirit of Ancient Persia | Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/achaemenid-religion-0012716

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thesarosperiod · 1 year

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the greeks after the battle of thermopylae:

#hope you're all enjoying my extremely mid-tier classics jokes #tagamemnon #the battle of thermopylae #ancient greece #ancient history #id in alt text

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trendfag · 6 months

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my writing style is such that on my history test that i got a 100 on i have red pen connecting two seemingly contradicting points with a question mark because he didnt read the entire sentence before starting to mark it up, and the conclusion of the sentence cleared the contradiction. it was an admittedly confusing sentence and i did know that while i was writing it. i blame the jesuits

#at the battle of thermopylae the outnumbered spartans were able to hold long enough that comma though they were eventually defeated comma #reinforcements from other greek city states were able to arive and push back the persians #like yes thats a complex sentence but also im in college lol

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carionto · 6 months

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Accurate Reenactments Based On Facts

Most cultures across the Galaxy do their utmost to preserve and remember their history, both the great achievements, and the terrible mistakes. Humans go a few dozen steps further.

They introduced us to a concept called "Historical reenactments" - accurate recreations of the situations and conditions of ancient events, usually battles, played out with prop equipment by real people. They also said they sometimes do these just for fun and don't care about being 100% accurate.

This particular reenactment was of a battle called Thermopylae. Using numerous historical records, they recreated the location, printed slightly lighter versions of the armor (well, helmets only for some) they wore, and dull weapons with embedded stun shockers that would create a kinetic "bump" upon contact to prevent actual injury by pushing the person back instead.

Once everyone was geared up the atmosphere changed, both visually as the holographic projectors did their thing, and from the Humans themselves - their demeanor became that of... wilderness. Ferocity. Deadly focus. It was quite fear inducing even from afar.

Then the defenders in red, the "Spartans", created a sort of spiky dome with their shields and spears. Then the attackers in blue, the "Persians" unleashed a terrifying volley of arrows, the sky hologram went darker, then a bright beam of light shone upon the defenders as they swept off arrows stuck to their shields in dramatic fashion before proceeding to charge towards their assaulting foes.

We noticed the "Spartans" were all much larger than the "Persians", and actually were equipped with subtle and very modern exoskeletons. Perplexed by this we asked if these Spartans had a very particular technological advantage for their time:

"Well, not as far as we can tell, but based on the materials we have, Spartans were, like, really buff and super strong compared to the average person of the time. Plus, according to the feats of strength they supposedly displayed, we suspect they became an extinct branch of Humanity at some point, so the exoskeletons are there to mimic what we think they were like. Anyway, look, this is the coolest part."

As they spoke, the artificial gravity was lowered slightly and there was a spike in the power output from the exoskeleton equipped Spartans. Now they were flinging the approaching Persians dozens of feet into the air, a single bare-chested man kicked three of them at once backwards at a whole group, knocking the wind out of them.

This sort of extreme violence continued for several minutes.

Suddenly, an incredibly large Persian man on a throne was carried to what was effectively the center stage. Him and a heavily bearded Spartan exchanged a dramatic dialogue, the Spartan threw his spear at the Persian, who dodged it with a single turn of his head, then proceeded to summon a massive horde of small Persians who quickly began to overrun the Spartans.

There were bodies and shields and spears and pieces of armor flying everywhere, but gradually all the red became engulfed by the blue, and only one remaining Spartan managed to wriggle his way out of the carnage and make a run for it back to their city in the distance.

Seemingly satisfied after plucking out the bearded Spartan from the pile, the giant Persian roared in triumph and this is when the reenactment ended and everyone gathered for a feast.

So this is how ancient Human Battles went, huh.

"Well, not all of them. Usually it's between more equal forces in large open fields, or prolonged sieges, which can be a bit boring to recreate.

You should come back next month, we'll be doing an old naval battle between the British Empire and Independent Pirates Lords. It ends with a really sweet whirlpool showdown. Man, what are the odds of that happening, eh?"

#humans are space orcs #humans are space oddities #humans are space australians #humans are deathworlders #humanity fuck yeah #story #carionto #300 #reenactment #pirates of the caribbean #humans like movies #movies are historically accurate if you've gone through several civilization collapses

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illustratus · 2 years

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The death of Leonidas (Thermopylae Pass)

by Massimo d’Azeglio

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b3llasdears · 25 days

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"Moon lady"

Leonidas x selene! Reader

For those who don't know, Selene was the goddess and representation of the moon in Greek mythology.

English is not my first language so I apologize for any mistakes!

● first, how did you meet? How do the "human" moon and the king of Sparta meet?

● well, It was on one occasion when he went out for a walk at night. That day he had argued with the oracle so he was quite stressed, and going for a walk at night sounded like a good idea.

● reaching a cliff, he found you, seeing the crescent moon

● He was quite confused, it wasn't common for his people to go out at night

● He took his shield and called to you, asking who you were. although unlike what he expected, you got scared

● You explained that you were only there to see the moon, he was still suspicious, but in the end he accepted your answer

● He thought of you as a strange woman, not only because of your nervous but calm personality, but also because of your interest in the moon.

● a woman who sees the moon in the city of the sun, it's strange just to say it

● you managed to get along during the time you spent there, so you agreed to meet again on that cliff

● it took you a while to reveal to him that you were a goddess, this man is not very discreet when it comes to his hatred for the gods

● when you told him he was a little upset, but he let it go because by that time you were already friends

"Fine, at this rate I have no choice but to stay."

● boy admit that you care about her

● your routine was maintained, meeting on that cliff to talk, or eat on certain occasions that he brought you food

● sometimes you get a little insecure because you're afraid that humans will get bored of you, so he comforts you

● He noticed that the moon barely rises at those moment's... but he decided not to say anything

● the confession of love was quite... spontaneous?

● It was a day that Leo had brought you food, common.

"I can't believe I fell in love with you"

"What"

● woman can no longer eat in peace.

● but seriously, You were very happy when he said that, it was just the shock of the moment.

● you immediately started dating, although it didn't change your routine that much, it only added the signs of love of a romantic couple

● You once bathed together in a lagoon but we are not here to discuss what happened that day (at least not today)

● The Battle of Thermopylae was a difficult time for you, you went through the 5 stages of grief in a matter of seconds

● fortunately you were a goddess and you were quickly able to go to Valhalla, where you met him again

● you were in peace for a long time, and you thought it would stay that way

● but the other gods are idiots, so it couldn't be

● Although you already knew about Ragnarok, you did not expect Leonidas to agree to fight, even if you knew his nature and ideals, you didn't think that he would put his eternal life in danger for humanity

● internally you really didn't care that much about humanity, what bothered you was that he was putting humanity over you, or at least that's how you felt.

● you are not the best at hiding your feelings, and it is not so easy to do it from someone who has known you for centuries.

● You ended up talking about it, and he assured you that he would win, always having his confident attitude that you loved so much.

● although you were still a little distrustful, but you knew that it was a hopeless case to try to talk him out of fighting, so you accepted his decision

● you refused to be on the steps of the gods, So you stayed in a separate room with a screen so you could watch the fights.

● although when his round arrived you ended up leaving the room, staying on the roof of the coliseum where you had a good view of the fight

● you were nervous, but you had nothing else to do other than wish that your beloved king came out of that arena alive

I'm not exactly back (I have school and I'm lacking inspiration) but I'm doing the best I can (*/▽＼*)

#ror leonidas x reader #record of ragnarok #record of ragnarok x reader #ror x reader #shuumatsu no valkyrie x reader #snv x reader #record of ragnarok leonidas #ror leonidas #snv leonidas #snv leonidas x reader

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bones4thecats · 4 months

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Hi, hi~ Could I ask headcanons for Leonidas if he has a child who wants to match him with Geirölul and how would he and Geirölul react? (Reader can be gn or fem <3)

Kisses kisses~

– Mel🌙🩵✨

Type of Writing: Request Characters: Leonidas and Geirölul Name: Leonidas' Child! Reader Tries Matching Him and Geirölul Up Requester: @m3l-moony

A/N: I don't personally ship these two, but their friendship is something I find so cute, since they're so similar to one another. For this, they're not feeling romantic, rather, they're just friends, this is also an AU where he defeats Apollo. I hope that's alright!

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🚬 You were the heir of Sparta, the only child of King Leonidas I, and it only happening because he found you during one of his many conquests against the Persians

🚬 Leonidas would watch as you mess around with his army members' children with the largest smile plastered on your face and your adorable laugh echoing through his ears

🚬 When he was called for Ragnarok, you protested, saying how you didn't want to lose him again, like how you watched him die in the Battle of Thermopylae

🚬 He sent most of his army away, and they tried taking you with them, but your stubbornness conflicted them and you died alongside your father

🚬 Now, hearing you may have to watch him die again? You were breaking down fast

🚬 Assuring you that he would win against the arrogant and selfish God, Apollo, you watched as the Sun God erupted into shards of glass and smiled as Humanity cried victorious chants for your father, making you smile and run to meet him at the entrance

🚬 Leonidas was happy when you finally got to meet his Valkyrie, Geirölul, because they were so similar in personality, you assumed that they should be more, which leads us to her part...

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❤️‍🔥 When Leonidas' army cheered for him, she heard a large cry out happiness and the sound of small footsteps approaching her and Leonidas from behind

❤️‍🔥 She turned around and saw Leonidas reach out and hug a small child, looking at them with the most adoration she had ever seen someone look at another in her entire lifetime

❤️‍🔥 Geirölul and you got along very well, since she and your father were so similar, and that made you bond with her a lot faster than you did with any of Leonidas' fellow Human Fighters

❤️‍🔥 She would watch you whenever he was busy, and after a while, you began to see her as another parental figure, and when you voiced that to her sister, Alvitr

❤️‍🔥 Leonidas and Geirölul looked at each other when her sister voiced the conversation you had with her earlier that day and they laughed, saying you were a kid and this was normal

❤️‍🔥 Oh boy, were they wrong!

❤️‍🔥 You would hold Leonidas' hand and then hold Geirölul's, allowing them to swing you around, as if they were the parents and you were the only child in the perfect family troupe

❤️‍🔥 She and Leonidas eventually understood you actually wanted them to be together, but, they only saw one another as friends, sometimes siblings whenever they bickered or bonded with you, nothing more

❤️‍🔥 It was unfortunate to break that to you, but after handing you a small bag of sweets for you to enjoy, if you managed to catch them

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They both have different reactions when it comes to this scenario;

Leonidas

" I love my child, and I do want them to feel like they have a real family, but, Geirölul and I are only very good friends. Though, it is still nice to see how understanding my youngster is, despite the situation. I'm happy the two of them still get along, Geirölul's a good influence, to me at least. "

Geirölul

" They are the sweetest thing I have ever met, but, much like Leonidas, I do not view our relationship as anything other than platonic. I adore how understanding his child was, even though we did kinda crush their goals with a few words. They're a good kid. "

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museum-of-artifacts · 1 year

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"Then we will fight in the shade" - actual arrowheads from the Battle of Thermopylae and Greek shield

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what-even-is-thiss · 1 year

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Modern “alpha males” like to think they’d be the brave warriors of ancient Sparta but statistically they’d be far more likely to be part of a slave class running all the farms for and being hunted for sport by said warriors. And even if they were a Spartan citizen they likely wouldn’t last one day what with all the singing, dancing, vinegar drinking, and gay sex. If you wanted to have sex with your wife before the age of 40 you’d be expected to sneak out to her in the middle of the night and not get caught. Also Ancient Greek men were far more willing to weep openly than modern western alpha males.

A lot of Spartan life was centered around being afraid of their large slave class because they depended on them so heavily that they had no skills of their own aside from politics and exercising and singing and dancing. One or two large scale slave revolts would cripple their entire society. They didn’t know how to farm or weave or blacksmith or have a real job and they certainly didn’t have intricate rituals that allowed them to touch the skin of other men. They just did it. If anything they had intricate rituals that allowed them to touch women.

The fragile masculinity of ancient Sparta doesn’t scale one to one with the fragile masculinity of today. In fact, a lot of the aspects of one would shatter the other. A lot of far right alpha male bros who worship ancient Sparta would explode when they realized that Spartan leadership was more interested in being a neutral third party to negotiate terms between other Greek city states and touching each other’s butts than actually going out and going military stuff.

So many masculine manly men think they understand Sparta. That they all fought naked and never lost a battle and were the only ones who fought back against Persia. When a bunch of other Greeks were there at Thermopylae, the Spartans did wear armor, and the 300 odd soldiers accounted for the number of Spartan citizens there. Not the number of free men who didn’t qualify for citizenship or the enslaved soldiers who were forced to stay whether they wanted to or not or the thousands of other soldiers from other Greek cities that were there.

Unless you hunt poor people for sport and like having sex with your bros as a bonding activity and enjoy being politically like Switzerland and don’t have a real job, don’t compare yourself to Sparta. If anything a modern day Spartan would be a corrupt easily bribed bisexual trust fund baby running for a conservative political office.

#roman said a thing

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blueiskewl · 8 months

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Why Are Most Ancient Roman Statues Headless?

The ravages of time have not been kind to many ancient Roman statues. Indeed, many of these Classical sculptures were discovered centuries later in various states of disrepair, often without their heads!

However, there may be other explanations for the ubiquitous headless statues of antiquity beyond the more obvious damages caused by weathering, exposure, erosion, and neglect that these sculptures had to endure over the centuries.

In fact, the Romans would on occasion deliberately remove the heads from statues themselves, so at least some of these ancient statues were discovered as they were last left by the Romans themselves.

Ancient Roman statues had interchangeable heads

In certain cases, the ancient Romans sculpted statues so that the heads were interchangeable. For example, a 2nd-century marble statue of a seated woman was designed so that it could depict either the Empress Faustina the Elder or the goddess Juno, (Hera in Greek mythology).

This was especially useful when a new emperor assumed power, particularly if the previous emperor had proven unpopular or if he was a political opponent whose memory the new incumbent wanted to erase. The heads could be easily swapped and the statue would continue to be publicly displayed.

For modern Classicists, the challenge is to match the sculptural bodies with their original heads, or indeed any of the replacements that were later fitted to them, since so many of the statues were discovered entirely headless.

Although this is a challenging endeavor, historians have been able to match some sculptural bodies with their heads. One such example occurred in 2016 when the Getty Museum in Los Angeles successfully reunited the 2,000-year-old marble Statue of a Draped Woman with its previously missing head.

Artistic and symbolic value

“Headless, these statues invoke a sense of mystery and fragmentation, allowing us to glimpse into the past while reminding us of the gaps in our understanding,” says Professor Diana Kleiner in the book Roman Sculpture.

Despite efforts by historians to reassemble ancient statues to a point of completion, many of these sculptures have become iconic in their incomplete state. For instance, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, an ancient Greek sculpture dating to the 2nd century BC, has become a symbol of the island it was found on, despite missing a head and its arms.

Modern artists who produce sculptures inspired by the Classical style have reinterpreted the meaning of missing heads and limbs from statues, choosing to deliberately sculpt a work of art this way for symbolic effect.

In 1997, a monument was unveiled at the historic site of the Battle of Thermopylae in Greece to commemorate the sacrifice of the 700 Thespians who fought there in 480 BC. Unlike the Spartans whose last stand at Thermopylae has become the stuff of legend, the Thespians have largely been forgotten. The memorial is highly symbolic. Consisting of a statue of Eros, the missing head is a metaphor for the anonymous sacrifice of the Thespians and the broken wing signifies that they voluntarily laid down their lives for freedom.

By Alexander Gale.

#Why Are Most Ancient Roman Statues Headless?#ststues #sculptures #headless #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #ancient greece #roman history #greek history #roman art #greek art

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existentialcrisisetcetera · 4 months

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kratos canonically fought in the trojan war (1194-1184 BC) and the battle of thermopylae (480 BC).

this is yknow a 700 year gap so im gonna say it's implied that kratos was actually fighting in wars in the guise of a mortal soldier while being the god of war for those 700 years, which is pretty cool and an implication that it took a Lot longer for zeus to finally kill him than was previously believed.

alsp bc itd be funny, im thinking the entirety of kratos swearing his life to ares, killing his family, GOW ascension and GOW I happened during the odyssey bc can you fucking imagine being odysseus, getting lost for ten years and by the time you get back you find out that young spartan general you met one time who also thought agamemnon was a bitch Killed Ares and is now the god of war

#kratos #god of war #yes i know gow plays fast and loose with history but i find that trying to line them up with real history is pretty fun #did you know a Massive earthquake hit sparta in 464BC that destroyed most of sparta and caused massive damage to the rest of greece too?

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