ANCIENT GREECE RELOADED ENTER THE WORLD OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS Documentaries Section Alexander The Great (Documentary) The story of this extraordinary man that created the largest empire in the world and through the ages still fascinates us. His youth, his appearance, his military genius and heroism were the inspiration for many men who fought alongside him until the end of his days. He plundered cities, destroyed armies, overthrew dynasties and achieved great wealth. When he died at the age of 32, he was worshiped as a god. Through this documentary we will know more about this great conqueror. videos_biographies/thumbs/megas_alexandros.jpg videos_biographies/previews/megas_alexandros.jpg videos_biographies/alexander_the_great.mp4 videos_biographies/alexander_the_great.webm Battle of Thermopylae (Documentary) A Greek force of approximately 7,000 men marched north to block the pass in the summer of 480 BC. The Persian army, alleged by the ancient sources to have numbered over one million but today considered to have been much smaller (various figures are given by scholars ranging between about 100,000 and 150,000 arrived at the pass in late August or early September. The vastly outnumbered Greeks held off the Persians for seven days (including three of battle) before the rear-guard was annihilated in one of history's most famous last stands. videos_biographies/thumbs/thermopyles.jpg videos_biographies/previews/thermopyles.jpg videos_biographies/battle_of_thermopylae.mp4 videos_biographies/battle_of_thermopylae.webm If you would like to comment to any of the video presented here or propose to us a video to be uploaded, you can do so in our Forums. We are looking forward to your comments and suggestions. Sources [1] "Alexander The Great" by Hernán Gil [2] "Battle of Thermopylae" by History Channel (uploaded from beka bekaa) Our Mobile Application Check out Our Mobile Application "Ancient Greece Reloaded"
