Epitaph

Epitaph for the Spartans who fell at Thermopylae

Go tell the Spartans,
Passerby,
That here, obedient to their laws,
We lie.

-- Simonides

If you haven't heard of the Battle of Thermopylae, you don't know near enough history--it's only one of the most famous battles in history. King Leonidas of Sparta and 300 Spartan Soldiers (along with perhaps 2,000 assorted other Greeks) held the pass of Thermopolye against the invading Persian Army under Xerxes of (according to some estimates) as many as 1 Million for 3 days.