| 单词 | Thermopylae |
| 例句 | With a smile he copied out the warrior epitaph at Thermopylae: “Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by/that here obedient to their laws we lie.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His Spartans at Thermopylae, who refused to surrender to a vastly larger invading army — and whom the Zelensky administration invoked after the siege of Mariupol, which it styled “the Thermopylae of the 21st century.” In Paris Then, in Kyiv Now, Visions of Freedom and Bravery 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z One book includes material based on a World War II speech by Winston Churchill, and battles based on the Normandy Invasion and the ancient Battle of Thermopylae also appear in the series. "Owls of Ga'Hoole" swoop into movie with Aussie accents 2010-09-23T12:32:00Z Clinton compared the passengers and crew to the 300 Greek warriors who fought a massive Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. United 93 families dedicate Sept. 11 memorial 2011-09-11T02:50:00Z Snyder, the man behind the Thermopylae phantasm 300, as well as the flawed but raggedly affecting riot-grrrl head trip Sucker Punch, is an ambitious visual stylist. Review: Superheroes Duke It Out in 'Batman v Superman' 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z I've been into Spartans since I was about 11, because the idea of 300 warriors standing against a million at Thermopylae is so striking. Young Avengers: Marvel at Kieron Gillen's new creations 2013-01-18T13:00:00Z Spartan King Leonidas, now Athens’s ally, held the Persians off for two days at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. allowing for the evacuation of Athens — though the city was lost. Review | Best audiobooks to listen to now 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z But David's vision of Thermopylae is no superficial glorification of war. The art of war cuts both ways | Jonathan Jones 2010-03-22T11:41:00Z A small band of the larger land forces, mostly Spartans, decided to make a stand at Thermopylae, a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea in northeastern Greece. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “Thermopylae” salutes the Spartan soldiers who held off the Persians at that famous mountain pass, and nods at Cavafy’s poem of the same name. Review | I’ve been waiting half my life for this show. It’s magnificent. 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Speaking at the 2020 World Economic Forum, Mr. Gore had compared climate change to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and historical battles, including the Battles of Thermopylae, Agincourt, the Bulge and Dunkirk. Global elite push climate doomsday warnings about ‘humanity’s future’ at annual meeting 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z They included a grab bag of survivalist skills, shooting practice, martial arts training and home-school history lessons that focused mostly on the American Revolution and the battle of Thermopylae. Oath Keepers: ‘How I escaped my father’s militia’ 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Thermopylae is widely considered one of history’s most glorious defeats, in which 300 Spartans held off a much larger Persian force in 480 B.C. before finally succumbing. Ruined Mariupol now forever etched in Ukraine’s history 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z After the Battle of Thermopylae, the Persian forces advanced against Athens. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But two months after the song first appeared, we might as well be talking about a Spartan general who died at Thermopylae. Perspective | The precipitous rise and fall of ‘Pushin P’ 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “I’m in the hot gates at Thermopylae, holding the pass against the million-man Persian army.” Go-to Lawyer for Capitol Riot Defendants Disappears 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Trujillo’s own middle name was Leónidas, after the Spartan king who martyred himself with 300 of his soldiers at Thermopylae, and who has become an icon of the far right. He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive? 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “The burden to act that is on the shoulders of the generation of people alive today is a challenge to our moral imagination, but this is Thermopylae,” Mr. Gore said. Al Gore raises temperatures by comparing ‘climate crisis’ to 9/11 attack 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Sparta’s King Leonidas and his badly outnumbered warriors fight to the death against King Xerxes’ massive Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “You are the guardians of Thermopylae,” he told several islanders — though presumably he did not mean it literally. Tiny Islands Make for Big Tensions Between Greece and Turkey 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z “Come and take” was the defiant response of Leonidas, king of Sparta, when Xerxes, king of the Persians, demanded he surrender his weapons at the battle of Thermopylae. America's midlife crisis: lessons from a survivalist summit 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The last Spartan to be felled by a dagger like that was Leonidas at Thermopylae. Terps’ time atop the Atlantic 11 poll is short-lived 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Green Room, meanwhile, is a war story à la the Battle of Thermopylae, in which a vastly outnumbered group facing strategically unfavorable spatial circumstances set out for an impossible victory. Green Room is a bloody, glorious punks vs. nazis fantasy 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The refugee crisis arrived in the ancient city of Thermopylae like a slowly rising flood tide. A Journey Across Greece, a Bankrupt Land at Risk of Becoming a Refugee Prison 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Western schools may no longer teach the Battle of Thermopylae, but one may assume Hassan Rouhani knows the details of Persia’s historic loss to brave Greece in 480 B.C. as if it were yesterday. The Humbling of the West 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The name was inspired by the movie “300” depicting the Battle of Thermopylae, in which 300 Spartans died trying to hold off a massive Persian army. In a city poisoned by violence, can one man — or even 300 — make a difference? 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z But no Greek would tell you that an athlete was more important than Leonidas and the three hundred Spartans who stopped the Persians at Thermopylae. Stop Glorifying Football Players and Start Glorifying Soldiers 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Thermopylae Sciences and Technology of Arlington appointed Josh Lewis senior vice president. D.C. area appointments for March 10 2014-03-09T19:24:11Z I had driven to Thermopylae on Friday with two colleagues because Mr. Bakoyiannis had reopened the Aigli Hotel, a hot springs resort, and filled it with about 250 Syrians, mostly families. A Journey Across Greece, a Bankrupt Land at Risk of Becoming a Refugee Prison 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z And like the Spartans at Thermopylae, many of these newly established monuments turned to the concept of sacrifice. How should we remember a war? 2013-11-05T03:47:14Z The Old Guard, numbering but sixty-five in the House, stood as firm as the three hundred at Thermopylae. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Not long ago, I presented the story of the champion Thermopylae Sciences and Technology 3-on-3 basketball team from the Arlington Athletic & Social League with the amazing throwback Bullets jerseys. A Bullets hockey team 2012-01-05T22:05:38Z Of those who fell at far Thermopylae, Fair is the fate and high the destiny: Their tomb an altar, memory for tears And praise for lamentation through the years. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z As we waited in Thermopylae for the opposition leader, I stood with Mohammed Obeaida, 32, a Syrian who spoke English. A Journey Across Greece, a Bankrupt Land at Risk of Becoming a Refugee Prison 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Its history can be traced to the dedication to the fallen after the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. How should we remember a war? 2013-11-05T03:47:14Z A few guys from my company, Thermopylae Sciences and Technology, play 3-on-3 with the Arlington Athletic & Social League every Sunday in Crystal City. D.C. work hoops team gets amazing Bullets jerseys 2011-12-20T16:05:19Z Many of his subjects Simonides and Pindar. were taken from the events of the Persian wars: his epitaphs on those who fell at Thermopylae and Salamis were celebrated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In Greece proper, south of Thermopylae, it survives, but in a peculiar form, in the Spartan state alone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Do you remember that of the 300 Lacedaemonians who defended the defile of Thermopylae, not one returned? Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Often in her dreams she is again entering the frowning portals of that dread Thermopylae, where one man had unhesitatingly laid down his life in order that she might reach a place of safety. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Do you remember that of the 300 Lacedæmonians who defended the defile of Thermopylae, not one returned? Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z The latter especially is interesting to the historian as well as to the geologist, as the river has greatly altered the physical features of one of the world’s most famous scenes—the battlefield of Thermopylae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z After Thermopylae, the whole of northern Greece, with the exception of Athens and a few minor states, was lost to the Greek cause. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z A hymn of Simonides on the same subject contains some lines of great beauty in praise of those who were buried at Thermopylae, and these may be regarded as forming a literary epitaph. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Warner’s only major comic-inspired hit, apart from its lucrative Batman and Superman series, was “300,” about the battle of Thermopylae. Warner Brothers Has Big Hopes for ?Jonah Hex? 2010-05-31T04:29:00Z He provided sulphur baths at Thermopylae for the visitors from Thessaly and the shores of the Maliac gulf. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius His ode upon those who fell at Thermopylae was especially famous. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes The great battles, Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea, present a series of problems. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z There are several ascribed to Simonides on the heroes of Thermopylae, of which the most celebrated is the epigram— “Go tell the Spartans, thou that passest by, That here, obedient to their laws, we lie.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z A thunderstorm, with hail and intense cold, increased their confusion, and on Brennus himself being wounded they took to flight, pursued by the Greeks all the way back to Thermopylae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" “He has made,” he said, “of infamy a new Thermopylae.” The Trembling of the Veil Sterling translates: Of those who at Thermopylae were slain, Glorious the doom, and beautiful the lot; Their tomb an altar: men from tears refrain To honor them; and praise, but mourn them not. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes The land has gained so much that the pass of Thermopylae which was extremely narrow in the time of Leonidas and his three hundred, is now wide enough for the motions of a whole army. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z While he was bearing the olive branch these questions, dreaded and strongly combated, kept forcing themselves into the narrow passes of his mind as the Persian host flooded into Thermopylae. Years of Plenty The braves quickly took positions on the bridge, each feeling he stood on sacred ground, and like the Greeks of old at Thermopylae they turned and faced their enemy and fought victoriously. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia In the great Persian war of 480 Corinth served as the Greek headquarters: her army took part at Thermopylae and Plataea and her navy distinguished itself at Salamis and Mycale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" It would have been the greatest satisfaction to all of them had he chosen to make Camp Jackson a Thermopylae or an Alamo. The Struggle for Missouri There are hot springs at Thermopylae and other places, which are used for sanitary purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In a second invasion of Thessaly, he had overthrown the Phocians under Onomarchus, and had advanced to Thermopylae, to find the gates of Greece closed against him by an Athenian force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" They had a good deal of piratical boldness, and, after the formation of their small states, gave examples of spurts of courage such as that at Marathon and Thermopylae. History of Human Society Defeat can on occasion leave men their self-respect or even their pride; as it did after Chaeronea in 338 and after the Chremonidean War in 262, not to speak of Thermopylae. Five Stages of Greek Religion The three hundred Spartans who met certain death at Thermopylae died for a religious idea, but not for a theological idea, which is a very different thing. Arrows of Freethought They feasted, drank wine, sang songs and made speeches to me and about me that were enough to have satisfied the vanity of a survivor of Thermopylae. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew He next took the envoys with him through Thessaly to Thermopylae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Gone were the men of Thermopylae, Marathon, and Salamis. The New Theology It is all very pretty and spirited, what the poets tell us about Thermopylae, but there was as much patriotism at one end of that pass as there was at the other. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat: The Alamo had none. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide When they came to the pass of Thermopylae, they found a new cause for fear. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 They are the distressed country people, no doubt—such as would no more think of standing a second shot from my pistol, than of keeping the straits of Thermopylae. Deerbrook An examination of the Principles which underlie the Art of Warfare, with illustrations of the Principles by examples taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae B.C. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 When you talk of Thermopylae think also of Texas! The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Dollard and his band soon reached the impetuous rapids of the Long Sault of the Ottawa, destined to be their Thermopylae. Canada All agreed then that the best plan would be to guard Thermopylae, which led from Thessaly into Locris. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Near Thermopylae, Samuel was decisively defeated by the Greeks, and soon after found his Empire reduced to the dimensions of Albania and West Macedonia. Bulgaria The Pass of Thermopylae was occupied in B.C. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 The horn of the Alps, sounding the tocsin over the rocky defile of the Swiss Thermopylae, announced the approaching end of the feudal rule of the middle ages and the dawn of liberty in Switzerland. The Counts of Gruyère "Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat, but The Alamo had none." Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 In the Pass of Thermopylae stands a monument to Leonidas and his followers, bearing this inscription—"Go, stranger, and tell at Lacedaemon that we died here in obedience to our laws." The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Again the Balkan Peninsula was inevitably the scene of the conflict, and such battles as Thermopylae and Marathon made names to resound for ever in the mouths of men. Bulgaria The Spartans who fell at Thermopylae's tryst Or the Persians or Xerxes? Life and Conduct "Here, on this new Thermopylae, Our monument shall tower on high, And 'Alamo' hereafter be On bloodier fields the battle-cry!" Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party I have no illusions now, regarding my own chances, but I should hold it as an honour to stand and fall at Thermopylae, with Leonidas and his Spartans.” The Daughters of Danaus Such a deed is done when a handful of brave men sacrifice their lives at the call of duty, and in defence of country, as at Thermopylae. In the Track of the Troops What had luck to do with Thermopylae, Trafalgar, Gettysburg? Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Thermopylae was a defeat; but to the Greek imagination, Leonidas and his few Spartans stood for the whole worth of Grecian life. Memories and Studies At the world-famous pass of Thermopylae the Spartan king, Leonidas, waited for the Persians. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Mine is a forlorn hope:—a handful of Greeks at Thermopylae against all the host of the Great King. The Daughters of Danaus I work at present as a bartender at the Golden Web, on Thermopylae street. Man of Many Minds The name of every man but one who fought with Leonidas at Thermopylae is forgotten. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 "The stern valour of the 92nd," says Napier, "principally composed of Irishmen, would have graced Thermopylae." Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes Once through this pass the Persians overran the country; and all the Spartans at Thermopylae died fighting to the last. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas The stand of the heroic Greeks at Thermopylae denying passage to the hosts of Persia was not more vital to the cause of civilization than this storied defense of Verdun. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights "Well, we will all do our best, you may be sure; but since Thermopylae, I doubt if men have fought against longer odds." A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden Respectable well-to-do Grecians shook their heads over Leonidas and his three hundred when they went down to Thermopylae. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country The spirit of old Thermopylae all over again! On With Torchy It was only a little country, but had many states, The Spartans and Thespians, mostly the Spartans, fought at Thermopylae. The Wedge of Gold Of the three hundred, grant but three, To make a new Thermopylae! McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "Thermopylae had its messengers of death; The Alamo had none." American Men of Action Was the story nearing another failure--a tragedy dismal and complete as that of Thermopylae? In the Days of Poor Richard Compared with their modest heroism the deed of Leonidas and his Spartans, who fought in the Pass of Thermopylae, falls into the shade. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 It was the unconquerable spirit of liberty, nurtured by republican habits and institutions, that illustrated the pass of Thermopylae. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) Thermopylae is a narrow mountain pass in Greece, where Leonidas, with 300 Spartans and about 1,100 other Greeks, held the entire Persian army in check until every Spartan, except one, was slain. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Is there in London River today a ship as beautiful as the old Thermopylae? London River And for myself I am almost tempted to hang my head, that I escaped the fate of my shipmates; something like him who blushed to have escaped the fell carnage at Thermopylae. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I What do you gather from a study of Mr. Lear's works to have been the prevalent characteristics of the inhabitants of Gretna, Prague, Thermopylae, Wick, and Hong Kong? Nonsense Books It was the Thermopylae of sharkdom, with numbers reversed—a Red Sea passage resonant with psalms of victory. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 The extent of his travels in Greece is not accurately known; but his description of the Straits of Thermopylae is evidently the result of his own observation. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Our remembrance of what their ancestors did at Salamis, at Marathon, at Thermopylae, gives an additional interest to all that concerns them. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I And here, in a triangle of a few miles area, a new Thermopylae, with no Leonidas but Kansas plainsmen, was staged through two long August days and nights. Vanguards of the Plains The Spartans gained a name at Thermopylae, in which Leonidas and the whole Spartan army were slain while defending the pass. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show It had not the precision of a West Point drill, but it exhibited the pluck of Grecians at Thermopylae. History of Kershaw's Brigade For as the pass of Thermopylae is the principal barrier of Greece by land, so is the strait of the Euripus by sea. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 In it there was patriotism worthy, in its bursts of splendour, of the nation that claimed descent from the heroes of Plataea and Thermopylae. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I Leonidas had his back against a rock at old Thermopylae, but our Kansas plainsmen fought in a ring of fire. Vanguards of the Plains I've often wondered what were the Persian accounts of Marathon and Thermopylae, of Salamis and Plataea. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand Leonidas and his fearless patriotic followers at Thermopylae left an impress upon Greek life and character that did not fade for centuries. The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History The place is therefore called Pylae, the gate; and by some, on account of a warm spring, rising just at the entrance of it, Thermopylae. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 It grew worse the farther I went away from it, and for two months I have longed for Athens, Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis. As Seen By Me Upon their return to Athens, Aeschines rose before the assembly to assure the people that Philip had come to Thermopylae as the friend and ally of Athens. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 The sea-fights of Artemisium followed, in which the advantage was, though not decisively, with the Greeks; and that they finally retreated was owing to the success of the Persians at Thermopylae. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 What is ten times greater, Leonidas and the Spartan minority did not make such a stand at Thermopylae, as we did. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I But the place was a Thermopylae, and there was a fine old Leonidas at the head of its three hundred. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Nothing but her brave, undaunted spirit remains, and never can she live again the glories of her Salamis, her Marathon, her Thermopylae. As Seen By Me At length they drew near New Thermopylae; where, that same evening, Mrs Hominy would disembark. Martin Chuzzlewit In this way the victory of Thermopylae came to naught. The Story of Mankind They were first stopped at Thermopylae by Leonidas and his three hundred Spartans. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Among them, he declared, was Leonidas, the hero of Thermopylae. The Cruise of the Jasper B. He remembered about the place: Thermopylae they called it, the Gate of the Hot Springs. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies For they no sooner set foot in Thessaly, but the cities opened their gates, and the Greeks, within Thermopylae, were all eagerness and excitement to ally themselves with them. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Near the Warm Wells—the Thermopylae—a terrible battle was fought. The Story of Mankind I imagine that Greece would have humbled the Persian pride had there been no Thermopylae, that Rome would have ruled the world had Scaevola's good right hand not hissed in the Tuscan fire. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 The Pass of Thermopylae was emulated by plowboys. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Midas, with all his millions, could no more do the work than he could win the battle of Waterloo, or hold the Pass of Thermopylae. In Darkest England and the Way Out For Antiochus, receiving a defeat at Thermopylae, not only fled the field, but hoisted sail instantly for Asia. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans In 191 they supported Antiochus badly, and by their slackness in the defence of Thermopylae made his position in Greece untenable. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Thus, Thermopylae was of this classification because the possession of it, even for a few days only, meant holding the entire invading army in check and thus gaining invaluable time. The Art of War In the war with the Persians the Greeks fought three famous battles, at Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis, the stories of which men have always liked to hear and remember. Introductory American History She had not been able to reap the fruits of so much skill and courage, because Thomas and his men, like the Spartans at Thermopylae, had stood in the way. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis Thus speaking, he drew his sword with an air which might have been envied by Captain Leonidas at Thermopylae. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages To recover these prisoners the Athenians consented to evacuate Boeotia, and by this surrender they lost their hold on central Greece, as far as Thermopylae. Stories from Thucydides His intention of marching to Thermopylae was clear; but he seems to have led all alike to suppose that he would fulfil their particular wishes when he had crossed the Pass. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 Others may prefer Thermopylae, because this story seems to possess a simpler dramatic development. Introductory American History Such heroic devotement might not be difficult in the sublime elation of Thermopylae; but it is a very different matter in a melancholy cottage, and in the midst of famishing children. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance Malis had on its eastern edge the pass of Thermopylae. Outline of Universal History The situation of the Spartans was now similar to that of their ancestors when they made their last stand at Thermopylae. Stories from Thucydides The ambassadors of Athens then returned homewards, bearing a letter from Philip, but did not arrive at Athens before Philip had reached Thermopylae. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 Ten years after Marathon the Spartans won everlasting glory by their heroic stand at the Pass of Thermopylae --three hundred Greeks against the mighty army of the Persian king Xerxes. Introductory American History Mr. C. now told them of the herces of Thermopylae, when the geographer interrupted him, by saying, "Silas, I think I know, too, where that 'Thermopple' is; isn't it somewhere up in the north?" Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey But this was not accomplished until he had made peace with the Athenians, so that there was no Athenian force at the pass of Thermopylae to resist his progress. Outline of Universal History Who ever speaks of freedom and forgets Thermopylae? Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance The guarantees of its security—the Phocians and Thermopylae—they have betrayed. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 The most celebrated of these is the inimitable inscription on the Spartans who died at Thermopylae: "Foreigner, tell the Lacedaemonians that we are lying here in obedience to their laws." Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Two instances cannot be denied: when the army was disbanded, and again when he stood, like Leonidas at the pass of Thermopylae, to defend our independence against France. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched They ravaged Thrace and Macedonia, passed through the undefended strait of Thermopylae, spared Athens, but devastated the rest of Greece. Outline of Universal History In the same year a Macedonian attempt to pass Thermopylae was met by vigorous Athenian action; a strong force held the defile, preventing a further advance southward. Authors of Greece Philip had already appeared at Thermopylae, and was making promises to the Phocians, none of which they believed—as is proved, when you consider that otherwise they would not have appealed to you. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 The other three hundred at Thermopylae have been wept over and sung; were not these three hundred as true heroes? Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII For two days Xerxes hurled his best soldiers against the defenders of Thermopylae, only to find that numbers did not count in that narrow defile. Early European History "He is the traitor Ephialtes, who will lead the Persian King to Thermopylae." Historical Miniatures The army marched over the Hellespont and along the coast, the fleet supporting it; advancing through Thessaly, it reached the pass of Thermopylae, opposite Euboea, in 480. Authors of Greece I am thankful that the host has fled; they had made the pass of Thermopylae too narrow for me to move in. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius History shows, not armies, but firm souls who have fought unto death, and the devotion of Thermopylae is therefore justly immortal. Battle Studies After the disaster at Thermopylae nearly all the states of central Greece submitted to the Persians. Early European History Opposite to us is the pass of Thermopylae, of which pass there is now no remains, the sea having receded and a considerable plain of alluvial soil now exists where the Pass must have been. Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir The Council of Greece held at the Isthmus of Corinth decided that an army should defend Thermopylae while the fleet supported it close by at Artemisium. Authors of Greece The army has a good excuse to offer for its conduct: "We knew Thermopylae would be safe since we left Spartans to guard it." The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius You cannot make a boy see the battle of Thermopylae for himself, or know, of his own knowledge, that Cromwell once ruled England. Science & Education The Germans marched unopposed through the pass of Thermopylae and devastated central Greece, as the Persians had done nearly nine centuries before. Early European History On consulting the geographers of antiquity, we find that the Greeks had noticed the blue waters of Thermopylae, the red waters of Joppa, and the black waters of the hot-baths of Astyra, opposite Lesbos. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 At Thermopylae the advance-guard was composed of Spartans led by Leonidas who determined to defend the narrow pass. Authors of Greece Anniversaries of Revolutions are almost always connected with the recollection of some patriots, death-fallen on that day, like the Spartans at Thermopylae, martyrs of devotion to their fatherland. Select Speeches of Kossuth They lost Athens, whose citadel they had besieged, but defeated the Turks in Thermopylae with great slaughter, which enabled them to reoccupy Athens and blockade the Acropolis. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen Descended, perhaps, from one of the band— Deathless in story and song— Who combed their long hair at Thermopylae's pass? John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment Athens and Thebes form an alliance to resist Philip of Macedon, who had passed Thermopylae and seized Elatea. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) He recites glibly the date of Thermopylae, and does not know that all Greece is trailing behind his desk. The Warriors Philip, after the defeat of Onomarchus, had marched toward the pass of Thermopylae, which, however, he found occupied by the Athenians, who had sent a force for the purpose of preventing his advance. The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes But power dazzled them, and little remained of that glorious spirit which was seen at Thermopylae and Marathon. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Let us take, as example, Leonidas and his devotion at Thermopylae. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller Philip of Macedon interferes in the Greek Sacred War; Demosthenes delivers his First Philippic encouraging the Greeks to resist the Macedonians; Philip's attempt to seize Thermopylae is defeated. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) No rations of tobacco were served out to the heroes of Thermopylae, no cigar strung up the nerves of Socrates. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life Is he not master of Thermopylae and the passes into Greece, and holds he not those places by garrisons and mercenaries? The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes It was not Marathon so much as Thermopylae which imparted vitality to Grecian heroism, and made that memorable self-sacrifice one of the eternal pillars which mark national advancement. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Leonidas at Thermopylae could not have said more cheerfully, “Tonight we shall sup with Pluto!” The Social Cancer Not more splendid, not less irrational, were the great deeds of the three hundred at Thermopylae, of the six hundred at Balaclava. England under the Tudors Enkay-Tenkay is a worse difficulty for them than even Nassik; they find it as hard to conquer as the Persians found Thermopylae. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan This we must have ready against his sudden, marches from his own country to Thermopylae, the Chersonese, Olynthus, and any where he likes. The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes He descended from the plains of Macedonia and Thessaly, and entered the classic land, which for a long time had escaped the ravages of war, through the pass of Thermopylae. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. It was a necessity, given all the conditions— the treachery of Ephialtes included—that the Persians should force the pass of Thermopylae. Lectures and Essays Sore was the battle, as sore as that waged by the 800 at Thermopylae, and the end was the same. A Book of Golden Deeds In Rajistan every small kingdom had its Thermopylae, and every little town has produced its Leonidas. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan The practical illustration of this speech is the battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans kept at bay the whole Persian host, till they were betrayed from the rear and killed fighting to a man. The Greek View of Life He would think of the old blind "Samson Agonistes"; he would think of the Greeks at Thermopylae, of the siege of Haarlem. Love's Pilgrimage He was as remote and shadowy in men's memories as if he had been killed at Thermopylae or Bunker's Hill. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel The following words were engraved on a tomb at Thermopylae— "Go, Traveller, tell Sparta that here we fell in obedience to her laws." Emile Thermopylae or Golgotha, all one, The young dead legions in the narrow pass; The stark black cross against the setting sun. The Five Books of Youth Thermopylae, y'know, old boy, an' Marathon, an' all that kind o' thing! The Ivory Trail Strike down yon guard, gain the mountain passes, and then do bloody word, as did your sires at old Thermopylae! Evolution of Expression — Volume 1 He continued for some time in this prophetic strain, the bishop listening with considerable approbation though, at a certain point of the discourse, he would have liked to drop a word about Thermopylae and Marathon. South Wind Thermopylae was a narrow place, and so was the famous Bridge of Horatius. Tides of Barnegat And so Daulac and his men at this 'Canadian Thermopylae' had really turned aside the tide of war from New France. The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness We measure the magnitude of the troops of Xerxes at Thermopylae, and of Darius against Alexander, with the terrible killing of infinite numbers of nations. The Deeds of God Through the Franks Sanctification takes away the shrinking timidity and puts in a courage like that at Thermopylae. The Heart-Cry of Jesus "A pillar too," says Pausanias, "is erected here, on which the paternal names are inscribed of those who at Thermopylae sustained the attack of the Medes." Plato and Platonism Taygetus takes here the winds abreast, And there the sun resumes Thermopylae; The light is Athens where those remnants rest, And Salamis the sea-wall of that sea. Songs Before Sunrise Dumouriez fortified the principal defiles, and boasted of the Thermopylae which he had found for the invaders; but the simile was nearly rendered fatally complete for the defending force. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Thermopylae had its messenger of defeat, but the Alamo had none. Rolling Stones He carefully brushed his hair, reminding himself that thus had the Spartans done before Thermopylae. Huntingtower When Xerxes was marching through Thessaly at the head of his mighty host to attack the Spartans at Thermopylae, he came to the town of Alus. The Golden Bough Here, then, is their Thermopylae or Argonne, it may be. See America First It was to have been the Thermopylae of Mormondom—but it wasn't general Wells was to have done Leonidas—but he didn't. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 6: Artemus Ward's Panorama The Thermopylae achieved her reputation in a passage of sixty-three days from London to Melbourne—a record which was never beaten. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors All men in a manner confess that, although the Greeks got the better at sea, they nevertheless abandoned Artemisium to the barbarians after they had received the news of the overthrow at Thermopylae. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies But the same Spartan, calmly dressing his hair, and uttering his concise jests, on what he well knows to be his last day, in the pass of Thermopylae, is not to be contemplated without admiration. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 It was late afternoon when we issued at last from our two days Thermopylae upon the Etchiu plain. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan And besides, the fate of the Fatherland did not depend on whether they took the Saltanov dam or not, as we are told was the case at Thermopylae. War and Peace In the China tea trade the Thermopylae drove home from Foo-chow in ninety-one days, which was equaled by the Sir Launcelot. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors For it was to no purpose for them to stay there and keep the sea, the war being already within Thermopylae, and Xerxes having possessed himself of the avenues. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies All things considered, therefore, Arrius judged that the robbers might be found somewhere below Thermopylae. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ In entering central Greece from Thessaly the road runs along the coast through the narrow pass of Thermopylae, between the sea and a lofty range of mountains. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Zdrzhinski, the officer with the long mustache, spoke grandiloquently of the Saltanov dam being "a Russian Thermopylae," and of how a deed worthy of antiquity had been performed by General Raevski. War and Peace If a young Benedict cannot get along as a lawyer at Salem, perhaps he may thrive as a shoemaker at Thermopylae. North America — Volume 2 "Thermopylae had its messengers of death, but the Alamo had none." Hero Tales from American History Who, for example, will not endorse the verdict of all ages on the conduct of those Spartans at Thermopylae, when they sat "combing their yellow hair for death" on the sea-shore? Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc The Spartans were not, indeed, deemed invincible; but their previous feats, especially at Thermopylae, had inspired the notion that they would rather die than yield; an opinion which could now no longer be entertained. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest And Glory!—oh, vainly would we call her ghost from the fields of Marathon and Thermopylae!' Last Days of Pompeii Worthy, was not all this, of the descendants of the men who fought at Marathon and Thermopylae? Alexandria and Her Schools; four lectures delivered at the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh Descended, perhaps, from one of the band — Deathless in story and song — Who combed their long hair at Thermopylae's pass? The Little Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets The allied army assembled in the neighbourhood of Thermopylae. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Out of 700 Spartans in the army of the latter, 400 had fallen; and their king also had been slain, an event which had not occurred since the fatal day of Thermopylae. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Having marched through Thessaly, he assembled the Amphictyonic council at Thermopylae, who conferred upon him the command with which they had invested his father during the Sacred War. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Subsequently we find him celebrating the heroes of Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis, and Plataea. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest In his march from Doriscus to Thermopylae he received a still further accession of strength; and accordingly when he reached Thermopylae the land and sea forces amounted to 2,641,610 fighting men. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest From the gulf of Corinth to the straits of Thermopylae Athenian influence was now predominant. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The Greeks determined to make a stand at the pass of Thermopylae, which forms the entrance from northern into southern Greece. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest While Leonidas had been fighting at Thermopylae, the Greek fleet had also been engaged with the Persians at Artemisium. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Thence he continued his march through the southern part of Macedonia and Thessaly, meeting with no opposition till he reached the celebrated pass of Thermopylae. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The space between the gates was wider and more open, and was distinguished by its hot springs, from which the pass derived the name of Thermopylae, or the "Hot-Gates." A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest It was, however, only a small land-force that was sent to the defence of Thermopylae. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Having thus gained over the Athenians, Philip marched through Thermopylae, and entered Phocis, which surrendered unconditionally at his approach. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest |
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