Leonidas Spartans Cards
Description: Simonides of Ceos wrote this epitaph commemorating the 300 Spartans the fallen warrior at The Battle of Thermopylae. It means: Tell them in Lacedaimon, passer-by That here, obedient to their word, we lie. The brave Spartans fought the Persians until their death thus the heroic epitaph from lyric poet Simonedes.
Description: History of Ancient Greece is full of epic battles between the Greek city states and the Persian Empire. At the battle of Thermopylae, Spartan hoplites under king Leonidas of Sparta managed for several days to hold off a superior military force under Xerxes.
Go tell the Spartans, oh stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. - Epitaph of Simonides Card
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Description: "Molon Labe" is Greek for "come and take them" -- and has been known throughout history as the words of the Spartans as they held back the entire Cat army. This tee makes a great gift for any fan of ancient Greece! This shirt is ready for action. Any enthusiast of the historical Leonidas, Xerxes, and Thermopylae would love this tee.
