The legendary Battle of Thermopylae has been told over and over and remains famous for an incredible act of valor : 300 Spartan warriors defending a narrow path against tens of thousands of Persians to protect the retreat of the Greek army. A symbol of courage, sacrifice and honor. But there’s more to the story as the Spartans weren’t actually alone at this moment. And Leonidas’ personality deserves some enlightenment.

Texts: Abdelhakim Rezgui, Clément Lesaffre
Host: Danny Wallace
Production: Axelle Gobert, Clément Lesaffre
Production assistant: Aimie Faconnier
Recording: Théo Albaric
Mixing and editing: Adrien Le Blond, Jimmy Bardin
International coordination: Martin Stahl
Original music: David Spinelli
Pre-existing music: Ubisoft
Illustration: © Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Executive producers: Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy, Benoit Dunaigre
Ubisoft: Etienne Allonier, Aymar Azaizia, Etienne Bouvier, Leslie Capillon, Julien Fabre, Louis Raynaud, Justine Villeneuve

An original Ubisoft series, produced by Paradiso Media

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