The Battle of Thermopylae - a Greek tale of courage and unity

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BKFK Studio

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4.1 • 902 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Warning - best to listen to this episode with an adult! It's very thrilling and exciting! "💥 Brave Spartans: A Tale of Courage and Unity in the Battle of Thermopylae! 🛡️⚔️"In the face of overwhelming odds, bravery and unity can inspire greatness. This Greek legend about the story of King Leonides and his 300 Spartans teaches us that standing together for what is right, even when the challenge seems impossible, is a true mark of courage. 🌟💪 Always remember: it’s not about the size of the ...

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0:00.0	Hello BKFK listeners. Today's story is one of our older unreleased episodes
0:07.6	which we thought you might enjoy while we're hard at work writing you more stories. This story is a tale of extraordinary
0:15.6	courage and heroism and it's a true story. I think it would be advisable to
0:21.6	listen to the story with an adult because there's a lot of action and it's very thrilling.
0:26.7	Okay Ruby let's get on with a story.
0:31.3	The Battle of Thermopyli Themeaupily.
0:35.0	Ancient Greece,
0:39.0	A place so hot and sulfurous,
0:42.0	a place so hot and sulfurous, they think it's the entrance to the infernal
0:48.0	realm of Hades.
0:51.6	The locals name it the Hell Gate.
0:55.0	But King Leonides and his brave band of 300 Spartans call it the last stand against the tyranny of the God Emperor Xerxes and his
1:10.4	multitudinous army,
1:13.6	an army so vast in size and number
1:17.6	that the ground trembled beneath their sandaled feet.
1:32.0	It was an army built for one single purpose. Conquest and what an army it was. Scores, nail legions of elephants,
1:35.8	arches, armored rhinoceruses,
1:39.8	spearmen, swordsmen, mystics, honor gods and immortals.
1:47.0	Ancient Grecian scholars tell that his army was so large that when it arrived on the banks of the Eke Doris River,
1:59.0	his soldiers proceeded to drink it dry.
2:04.0	Xerxes and his men marched ever onward
2:10.0	to the sound of trumpets and drums, gongs and cymbals that beat out a
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