King Leonidas Tomb

[bahadir]

hercules wrote:

...And to the right of his Tomb there is a cafe bar that i go to and have a cold glass of Beer to honour him

Clinking beer glasses therein commemorationof Leonidas and ΔιηνÎ*κης ( Dienekes ) also, could be great

[hercules]

bahadir wrote:

Clinking beer glasses therein commemorationof Leonidas and ΔιηνÎ*κης ( Dienekes ) also, could be great

Yes indeed my friend, when all those arrows blocked the sun Dienekes remarked 'Good. Then we will fight in the shade

[The Barbarian]

On the statue, the inscription has Leonida's reply to the Persians who demanded that the Spartans surrender their weapons.

Theflag of the Texas revolutionaries at the Battle of Gonzales:



I wonder if it was an allusion to Thermopylae. Even on the frontier, people had a better education in the classics than we do today.

[hercules]

The Barbarian wrote:

On the statue, the inscription has Leonida's reply to the Persians who demanded that the Spartans surrender their weapons.

Theflag of the Texas revolutionaries at the Battle of Gonzales:



I wonder if it was an allusion to Thermopylae. Even on the frontier, people had a better education in the classics than we do today.

Thanks Barbarian, if it was an allusion or not i don't know maybe,, but i do know those are some strong words

[musket]

Nice shots and scenes............................musket