Thermopilai Travel Guide

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Thermopylae derives half of its name from its hot springs (+43C). This river is formed by the steaming water which smells like Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) smelling like rot egg (Thanks, Jean-Louis, for your correction!). In the background, you can see buildings of the modern... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Simonides composed a well-known epigram, which was engraved as an epitaph on a commemorative stone placed on top of the burial mound of the Spartans at Thermopylae. It is also the hill on which the last of them died. The original stone has not been preserved. Instead the... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  There is a modern monument at the site, called the "Leonidas Monument", in honor of the Spartan king. It features a bronze statue of Leonidas. A sign, under the statue, reads simply: ("Come and get them!"). The metope below depicts battle scenes. The two marble statues on... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  A main highway E75 14 of meters width now splits the pass, with the monument of Leonidas on the north side of the highway. It is directly across the road from the hill where Simonides of Ceos's epitaph is engraved in stone at the top. So there isn’t any possibility to cross... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands. A small...