300 Spartans vs 100,000 Persians: The Last Stand at Thermopylae

Outnumbered. Surrounded. Doomed from the start.At the narrow pass of Thermopylae, just 300 warriors from Sparta stood against the massive army of the Persian Empire.Led by King Leonidas I, their mission wasn’t to win—it was to hold the line.This episode breaks down the strategy, the sacrifice, and the legacy of one of history’s most legendary last stands.How did so few hold off so many? And why is this battle still remembered thousands of years later?