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Podcast: Empire
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Thermopylae: Xerxes, Leonidas, and the 300
Category: History
Duration: 00:54:06
Publish Date: 2023-11-23 02:00:00
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August 480BC; the might of the Persian army, roughly 100,000 soldiers, face down a few thousand Greeks, led by Leonidas and his brave 300. In light of their overwhelming advantage, an embassy of Xerxes asks the Spartans to lay down their weapons. Their response, 'come and get them'. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Paul Cartledge to discuss the heroic last stand of Leonidas and the 300 at Thermopylae.


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Producer: Callum Hill

Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn

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