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In honor of those who died at Thermopylae

Modern Monument to Leonidas at Thermopylae

The following is an excerpt from a longer poem written by Simonides about the Battle of Thermopylae in English translation:

Of those who died

at Thermopylae,

glorious is the fortune,

fair is the fate.

Their grave is an altar.

Instead of lamentation,

they have remembrance,

for pity they have praise.

Such a shroud

neither mold

nor all-subduing time

can make obscure.

This shrine of noble men

chose the good reputation of Greece

as its inhabitant.

Leonidas also bears witness,

king of Sparta,

who left behind a great adornment

of valor and ever-flowing fame.

The Hot Springs Today

 The Monument to the Thespian 700

The Pass as it is Today

The Battle of Thermopylae is described in detail in "A Heroic King":

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