In 480BC, the Battle of Thermopylae took place in Ancient Greece. King Leonidas and a small number of soldiers - including 300 of his warriors from the state of Sparta - died making a brave last stand against an invading force of around 100,000 Persians. Read more about the Battle of Thermopylae 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/death-of-king-leonidas/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/UA-cam ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
Sabaton I have an Idea Could you Best guys make a song and music video from the persia history(In all the times,from ancient time to nowadays)Pick one best part of the this country history for example Iran-Iraq war because its newest conflict for iranians(If Im not make a mistake) Thank you guys M_Bishop❤
@@theamphibinator Im going to sound like a nazi, but it depends on the person because there is people who think that was epic Not saying i agree or like the actions of moustache-man.
That’s not even the original quote the original was so much more badass because he didn’t say it as a witty retort he was genuinely happy that he’d be fighting in the shade because of the arrows and went to tell his men
The 21 Sikhs is the greatest last stand story ever. Only battle ever where 100% of the soldiers earned the Victory Cross. Hollywood really should make a movie about it.
Then their successors were defeated by islamic kingdoms especially the Persians who fallen in the first stages of the rise of the new islamic caliphate
Hello all, This is great song, along with all the others in the same album. Here are some fact about the battle of Thermopyles that you may not know and definitely movies will not tell you. 1) King Leonidas was 60 years old 2) Total Greek forces were 6-7k 3) Pythia (Oracle) told to King Leonidas, that only if the king of Sparta die, Xerxes will be defeated 4) When Spartan's and other Greek fought in land, in sea Athineans fought Xerxe's navy. Known as "Battleship of Artemisia" 5) In last battle 700 Thespieis fought, in the secret passage while the Spartan's fought in front. 6) King Leonidas ordered all the others to retreat, before it was too late. 7) 299 Spartan soldiers and Leonidas died that day. Leonidas ordered one Spartan solider to leave and tell to Sparta that they defeated. 8) All the soldiers including Spartans they wore armor
The immortals died; the spartan hoplites died - but they surpassed the proclaimed immortality of the immortals. In our hearts they live on; the immortals don't.
Well I don't know about you but Immortals live eternal in the hearts of every single person in Iran, I guess if they were represented correctly in the western media others would feel the same.
@@marzbanofmerv2324 You are probably right. I guess it is because they were advertised as being "immortal" or rather "invicible" and then they just fell like any other soldier on the battlefield. So their "enchantment" that made them fearsome and therefore seemingly invincible (and they were fearsome warriors and ahead of their time don't get me wrong here) just evaporated into thin air for western cultures because then they were sure that and how they could be beaten. And of course stories being told of them changed according to that and factored into today's painted image in the media. It's not like we don't respect them for what they once were, it's just that they've lost their charm I guess. It's probably also because back in the day people only knew one thing for sure: the stronger imposes their rules upon you and you have to follow or face the consequences. So the spartans and other greek citiestates acted like a cultural shield for all of europe. And let's be honest here, even today people just don't like change. ;) I like and respect the persian /iranian culture just like any other.
@@lollekompolle I’m not saying your reasoning is wrong, they are less known now probably because they lost, but if I’m not mistaken the main reason they were called immortals is because there were always exactly 10,000 of them
the immortals were called that because they looked exactly the same and made no sound, so you didn't know if the one that stabbed our buddy is stabbing you.
This is incredibly insular point of view, millions remember the immortals just as millions remember the Spartans. We can sit modernly and postulate about the embarrassing loss of Persian life taking the pass but just as easily one can be embarassed for the Spartans for throwing away their own lives and losing the pass, leaving Greece to have to be saved by the Athenians (who are the actual Victors of the Persian wars) this battle remembers both sides favourably depending on which side you choose to do so.
I remember when in high school our history teacher (he was in his 60s) talked about Spartans and their heroism. He wanted to prove to us how badass they were that he played this song on max volume through speakers. I swear it was so loud the whole school heard it. That was such an epic moment... I literally had shivers! That's how I found out about Sabaton...
Mine introduction was playing a roblox game and the background music of a pie match was solely “the last stand”, both are about the coolest nongun soldiers for me
It's my honor hearing a song for my country from a big band like you guys. I really admire your work. Also fun fact:among the 300 Spartans they were also 700 Thespians
Why I like Sabaton: - Topics of their songs are mostly historic - I love history. - Historic songs describe defenders(Sparta, Uprising, Winged Hussars), not attacers - I like this style. - Tunes in the songs are cool and catchy, mixed with lyrics of these, they are additionaly moving inside, encouraging, increasing morale etc. - I love this. - They(the band) don't seem to be very haughty / arrogant / uppish, like most of the famous singers - I appreciate it. (but I know nothing about their personal lives - I evaluated it after their songs) - I don't want to dig into the politics, but they seem to be RIGHT people {in both meanings of the word "right" [which are both good and are compliments (at least for me) ] } - I appreciate it as well. - After all, they are just freaking awesome, including the word "Sabaton". I don't know what does it mean, perhaps something epic (you don't say).
Except their entire Carolus Rex album is about the attackers. Any song they do about Germany during WWII is usually about them attacking, or defending. They are not "right-wing", considering they're from Sweden and follow a lot of the typical world views of Sweden.
"Just because you have more men, doesn't automatically mean you win. It's your physical strength, spiritual strength, and reason to fight that matters." -Me
"Even In the face of overwhelming forces, victory is achievable. For the true winners of war are those with the physical and mental fortitude to fight for a just cause with a will of fire and an iron fist." -Your quote (upgraded by a dude with way to much time on his hands)
"Numbers won't secure your victory automatically, it's your morale, your strength, your position on the battlefield and a good reason to inflict pain upon your enemy that gets you the victory" -your quote again but reworded again lmao
God fights on the side of the winning artillery - Napoleon Bonapart The day shall be won by those whose purpose to fight is greater than that of there opponents -Sun Tzu War is hell, life is Purgatory, we must face both in times of hardship -Benjamin Franklin Bleak times are upon us, hardships will follow; But push through and survive this day, and our story will revel in the winds of Sparta - Me "on deployment in Syria"
"Hellenic hearts are set aflame, the hot gates calls their name" Thermopylae, the place where this battle was fought, was called "The Hot gates" by the ancient Greek because they thought it was an entrance to the underworld... that line is low key genius
Big misconseption about the battle is that it was just 300 men against the Persian army, but it was actually 7k Greeks against 100k Persians. The last stand of Leonidas and his 300 men was done later in the battle to let rest of the greeks escape
Among Xerxes' entourage was a former king of Sparta, called Demaratos (exiled from Sparta for reasons I don't recall right now). When the Persian generals noticed how few Spartans had come up to face them, they asked him "why". He told them that it was a combination of the Carneia (a religious festival in Sparta when war was prohibited) and the Olympic Games, a time of cease-fire, so to speak, for all of Greece to honor Zeus in the Games. When asked what the prize was for the winner of the Games, he simply replied "honor and an olive branch!". The generals then asked him if he lead them into a trap, asking "Why did you lead us here, to fight against men who compete against each other not for riches, not for land or office but for MERE HONOR?!?!?!"
Thank you :D ! But there is also another reason why we celebrate the day the Italians invaded and not the end of the war or our liberation day. When the war ended here in Greece in October 1944 and we were liberated from the nazis, a series of very unfortunate events occured, known as the "Dekembriana", which led to the outburst of the Greek Civil War (1946-1949). So it is only natural for us to want to celebrate a moment in history when we were all united and fought together for our freedom than one that drove us to hate and schism.
Greece is the Only country to celebrate the Beginning of WW2(at least for us) and not the End. Also after the War,many Italian soldiers actually bought houses in Greece and settled here.Mostly on Corcyra (Corfu),or Rhodes etc. All in all, Greece is Made for War.And we love our Italian brothers even if We have some Small arguments with Them.
None had came... We fought alone then and when the time will come again we will fight again unite HELLINIC BROTHERS in arms, we never afraid anyone....
I listened to the song on the rowing machine in the gym. As I listened I imagined what the Spartans felt during this battle and it was like I was THERE and I knew that the only thing to do was to fight and to embrace it. So I started rowing super hard and by the end of the song I was absolutely exhausted. I hate rowing but this time I enjoyed it so much because the strength of these warriors came through this song and gave me strength. I listen to this every time I workout now and I go from feeling defeated and bored to loving it and feeling like I can lift the whole world. It helps me to embrace the pain but I do still realize that it isn’t even a fraction of what these brave men faced at Thermopylae
SPARTA! So much pride envelopes Sabaton songs. Especially with To Hell and Back, Attack of the Dead Men, Winged Hussars (I’m actually polish) and The Lost Battalion. I so badly want to see Sabaton live.
"sparta will never surrender" cause they are a diffrent breed really! they thrown kids off cliff when they were mentaly ill and etc they were made for war
There is no reason, in any case you should not feel bad for the past. The bravery of men is commemorated, whatever the side Germans, Greeks, Swiss, Americans etc
You know, never in my life have I subscribed to a youtube channel. But no matter what sabaton song I listen to, I put it on my list to buy. I am subscribing, and I probably will never subscribe to any other channel in my life.
Going to see Sabaton tomorrow in Albany NY. Hopefully this will be on their set list. Cant wait to experience them LIVE. Its gonna be my sons first concert, it was his idea to get tickets....Done & tomorrows the day!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Before my final exams and thesis defense at university i got nervous like never before. I couldnt sit down and started shaking. So to calm myself I started listening to this on repeat. It motivated me so much that i almost took spear for my presentation. It was best presentation i ever had without single stutter(something i have problem even in basic conversation). So thank you for saving my degree. You guys are amazing.
And wore his Kilt like a real man, also quoted as saying WW2 could have gone on for 4 or 5 more years if America didn't drop those bombs................lol
Just finished Halo: Reach... again... and this track was playing during Noble 4's death, and then during my own last stand as Noble Six. Too bad the Winged Hussars didn't arrive...
In 480BC, the Battle of Thermopylae took place in Ancient Greece. King Leonidas and a small number of soldiers - including 300 of his warriors from the state of Sparta - died making a brave last stand against an invading force of around 100,000 Persians. Read more about the Battle of Thermopylae 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/death-of-king-leonidas/
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i lke you SABATON.DANIEL ROMANIA.
So, when are we getting a song about the Battle of Saragarhi?
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Sabaton I have an Idea
Could you Best guys make a song and music video from the persia history(In all the times,from ancient time to nowadays)Pick one best part of the this country history for example Iran-Iraq war because its newest conflict for iranians(If Im not make a mistake)
Thank you guys
M_Bishop❤
2500 years later and here we are, still singing about them. This is the true immortality one can achieve!
"It is immortality of a sort" Glen Cook, The Black Company
When you've existed so much you'll always exist. (I'm translating from my native langage so it might not make sense)
only soldiers can truly become immortal forever remembered by they're nations as heroes and forever feared by they're enemies
@@stormlord1177 just think
If the spartans weren't betrayed, Persia probably would've lost
@@scarlettmanson712 they would have still lost but Persia would have been so weakened that they couldn't do much to the rest of Greece
Spartans: Men will sing songs of our glory many generations later!
Sabaton: It’s showtime
Spartans in Heaven: THAT'S OUR BOIS!
*cut to Leonidas air guitarist with a spear*
That 300 Spartans are legends and Sabaton are legends. And this song is sung by legends about legends.
Leonidas in heaven: Okay so, I didn't know it would be remembered for this many generations...
Not only did they have a song but they had a whole movie about them at the battle of Thermopylae and the 300 that won the battle for Sparta
If Sabaton makes a song about you, then you truly did something epic.
Except for rise of evil lol
@@theamphibinator Im going to sound like a nazi, but it depends on the person because there is people who think that was epic
Not saying i agree or like the actions of moustache-man.
@@wborworse epic as in not necessariily good, yet impressive
@@King.Leonidas shut the hell up you ripped pair of boxers
@@luftwaffebomber1340 ahh yes he lost the war
Im from Greece, and the part that they scream"SPARTA, HELLAS" gives me goosebumps. Amazing song
I'm NOT from Greece and I feel like it's the most unforgivable of sins to not scream it with them
Bruh ikr. I'm from Greece to and the first time they shouted it I got goosebumps
Hellas!
@@derekgillespie4185 Hellas!
That moment when you are not from Greece but this song still makes you patriotic.
"And what if their arrows block out the sun?"
"Then I guess we fight in the shade."
One word: badass🔥
Its real!!
@Yu Hin TAM "Why are you laughing?" "You had to say it"
That’s not even the original quote the original was so much more badass because he didn’t say it as a witty retort he was genuinely happy that he’d be fighting in the shade because of the arrows and went to tell his men
It was mostly in a happy tone we ll be fighting in the shade then
Captain: "Earthquake?"
Leonidas: "No, Captain: Battle Formation."
*Insert This Epic Music.*
So freakin' badass🔥
Imagine if they played this in the 300 movie
Leonidas is the captain
@@ΜΕΛΩΔΙΑΚΑΡΠΕΤΗ No he dah king
@@clonerone1238 both
Anyone else get shivers up their spine on the "Sparta! Hellas!" section? Like it's calling out to you?
handsinthefire whats wrong with that part?
True
My hair stands up on its end when I hear it!
Yes
And is that a wrong thing?
everyone: you can't build fame around a history themed metal band.
sabaton: this. is. SPARTA!!
Educational metal 🤔
what?
THIS IS SWEDEN
@@FreelancerFreak yooo..
Kane Lives!
300 spartans: the most bad ass last stand
189 swiss guards: hold my halberd
21 Sikhs: hold my communications equipment
The 21 Sikhs is the greatest last stand story ever. Only battle ever where 100% of the soldiers earned the Victory Cross. Hollywood really should make a movie about it.
Haha
12 Polish Men conquered stokholm.
12 Polish men : hold my beer
7 french defended the border against 400 italians.
@@ertyertyloide5778 really? Send a linked source I want to read about that sounds pretty cool
France stronk
My friends high school sang this, (Hockey team is called “Spartans”) just the sounds of 5,000 people saying “SPARTA!” Is just epic.
Imagine chating "SLAUGHTER! *opposing team's name*!"
@@pussinboots9983 oh that'd be funny
@@pussinboots9983 DAAAMN
Imagine they said "SPARTA! HELLA!! OOH AAHH OOOH AAAH"
Dangggggg I wanna know what high school it is, if you’ve gone to college alr and are fine with letting that go
Interestingly years after this battle the same shit happened to Persia by Alexander the great ....
Historic necessity
Furthermore interestingly, mere decades after that the Spartans would be teaming up with the Persians to beat up the Athenians and their empire :)
@@konstantinostourl1722
The enemy of my enemy played out for real.
@@MakisHMMY After the persians destroyed Athens Alexander destroyed the palace of Persian King.
Then their successors were defeated by islamic kingdoms especially the Persians who fallen in the first stages of the rise of the new islamic caliphate
Persians: *attack greece*
Spartans: *make a heroic last stand*
some time later...
Alexander The Great: *uno reverse card*
Philip II: I will never fuck with Spartans
Alexander THE GREAT: I will never fuck with Spartans
You, sir, are a comedic genius. I commend you!
Lol😂😂😂
a lot longer later, sassanids: uno reverse card
@@boner7378 ottoman is turkish, not persian
Fun fact: This is Sparta.
😎
No this is Patrick
NO THIS IS SPARTA
Fun fact: this is a dumb joke
@@snowartics Your MOM's a dumb joke! (I'm joking, I'm sure your mom is lovely) 😁
Hello all,
This is great song, along with all the others in the same album.
Here are some fact about the battle of Thermopyles that you may not know and definitely movies will not tell you.
1) King Leonidas was 60 years old
2) Total Greek forces were 6-7k
3) Pythia (Oracle) told to King Leonidas, that only if the king of Sparta die, Xerxes will be defeated
4) When Spartan's and other Greek fought in land, in sea Athineans fought Xerxe's navy. Known as "Battleship of Artemisia"
5) In last battle 700 Thespieis fought, in the secret passage while the Spartan's fought in front.
6) King Leonidas ordered all the others to retreat, before it was too late.
7) 299 Spartan soldiers and Leonidas died that day. Leonidas ordered one Spartan solider to leave and tell to Sparta that they defeated.
8) All the soldiers including Spartans they wore armor
Very interesting
Also a note everything here is in sabaton history
I think we can all agree that this album has the best art out of all of them
300 spartans: Fight 10,000 Persians
That one Viking berserker holding a bridge against the english army: badassery ascendant
which guy is that
@@tank1503 that was a Viking berserker who held against the english army at the Stamford bridge
@Shyguystreams AKA sentient 096 what S the songs name...I MUST KNOW
Till the english gave him the old spear in the jewels from under the bridge
@@kamikazebanzai1005 so the English made him Vlad style souvlaki?
Let us not forgot the 700 Thespians who stayed with the Spartans to the very end.
Never forget.
@JesseJames Durocher-Jackson thespia was also a Greek city state.
Not only them but a handful of thebans as well
And 900 Thelons
And the Spartans Helots as well
The immortals died; the spartan hoplites died - but they surpassed the proclaimed immortality of the immortals. In our hearts they live on; the immortals don't.
Well I don't know about you but Immortals live eternal in the hearts of every single person in Iran, I guess if they were represented correctly in the western media others would feel the same.
@@marzbanofmerv2324 You are probably right. I guess it is because they were advertised as being "immortal" or rather "invicible" and then they just fell like any other soldier on the battlefield. So their "enchantment" that made them fearsome and therefore seemingly invincible (and they were fearsome warriors and ahead of their time don't get me wrong here) just evaporated into thin air for western cultures because then they were sure that and how they could be beaten. And of course stories being told of them changed according to that and factored into today's painted image in the media. It's not like we don't respect them for what they once were, it's just that they've lost their charm I guess. It's probably also because back in the day people only knew one thing for sure: the stronger imposes their rules upon you and you have to follow or face the consequences. So the spartans and other greek citiestates acted like a cultural shield for all of europe. And let's be honest here, even today people just don't like change. ;) I like and respect the persian /iranian culture just like any other.
@@lollekompolle I’m not saying your reasoning is wrong, they are less known now probably because they lost, but if I’m not mistaken the main reason they were called immortals is because there were always exactly 10,000 of them
the immortals were called that because they looked exactly the same and made no sound, so you didn't know if the one that stabbed our buddy is stabbing you.
This is incredibly insular point of view, millions remember the immortals just as millions remember the Spartans. We can sit modernly and postulate about the embarrassing loss of Persian life taking the pass but just as easily one can be embarassed for the Spartans for throwing away their own lives and losing the pass, leaving Greece to have to be saved by the Athenians (who are the actual Victors of the Persian wars) this battle remembers both sides favourably depending on which side you choose to do so.
I remember when in high school our history teacher (he was in his 60s) talked about Spartans and their heroism. He wanted to prove to us how badass they were that he played this song on max volume through speakers. I swear it was so loud the whole school heard it. That was such an epic moment... I literally had shivers! That's how I found out about Sabaton...
Mine introduction was playing a roblox game and the background music of a pie match was solely “the last stand”, both are about the coolest nongun soldiers for me
That is an epic teacher.
"SPARTANS! what is your profession?!"
0:27
Or 1:40
@@raptor_zero9429I love this comment and I love this reply.
I can't thank you guys enough to take the time to put your whole albums on nice playlists like this!! This is awesome
Thank you for writing Célia!
I'll be quite honest this album gives me goosebumps and makes me feel patriotic. Well done Sabaton, well done.
Standard procedure with Sabaton songs:
Listen to song
Check wikipedia for the tale about the event.
Ah there is a movie about it..
Watches movie XD
And then get disappointed when creative liberty and lackluster writing completely overshadows the actual event
@@pretzelbomb6105 the movie was based on a book
@@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ which was based on a legend which was based on the actually battle
@@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣI was about to say, "isn't the movie a 1 to 1 recreation of the book"?
Oh wait the movie barely has anything to do with the story! (Looking at you 300)
my favourite Sabaton song of all time, thanks Sabaton.
Thanks for being there
@@Sabaton PLS in Record of Ragnarok.
Can we appreciate how awesome the image is? It feels surreal seeing a modern soldier, a samurai, a legionnaire, and a Winged Hussar fighting together!
It’s because of the signs in the album! Stuff like Winged Hussars, Shiroyama, so on and so forth. Great album imo.
regular Civilization match
That's just Valhalla my friend
I don't think it's a legionarie. I believe it's a Spartan.
I agree with @shiverwolf460, they play this in Valhalla or I'm not interested.
It's my honor hearing a song for my country from a big band like you guys. I really admire your work.
Also fun fact:among the 300 Spartans they were also 700 Thespians
ages late but it was more like a few thousand other greeks
i always feel great when i get notification from this channel
Since I don't see it yet, I'll say it:
This! Is! SABATOOOOOON!!!
This song definitely deserves more popularity.
Why I like Sabaton:
- Topics of their songs are mostly historic - I love history.
- Historic songs describe defenders(Sparta, Uprising, Winged Hussars), not attacers - I like this style.
- Tunes in the songs are cool and catchy, mixed with lyrics of these, they are additionaly moving inside, encouraging, increasing morale etc. - I love this.
- They(the band) don't seem to be very haughty / arrogant / uppish, like most of the famous singers - I appreciate it. (but I know nothing about their personal lives - I evaluated it after their songs)
- I don't want to dig into the politics, but they seem to be RIGHT people {in both meanings of the word "right" [which are both good and are compliments (at least for me) ] } - I appreciate it as well.
- After all, they are just freaking awesome, including the word "Sabaton". I don't know what does it mean, perhaps something epic (you don't say).
Except their entire Carolus Rex album is about the attackers. Any song they do about Germany during WWII is usually about them attacking, or defending. They are not "right-wing", considering they're from Sweden and follow a lot of the typical world views of Sweden.
It's not that they write more about defenders, it's just that they made an album about last stands so it seems like they only sing about defenders.
Point #2: coat of arms
Yeah Cliffs of Gallipoli aren't about the defenders
dobrze pano gadasz
If you get the chance, see Sabaton live. They are pure awesome! I've been lucky enough to see them twice!
Sabaton needs to make more ancient history songs
Many many years ago, when Persia came ashore.
Heeding Leonidas call, the Spartans went to war.
Joined by their brothers, a few against the fateful horde
Hellenic hearts are set aflame, the hot gates calls their name
A final stand, stop the Persians, Spear in hand
SPARTA!
THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!
THIS IS SPARTA AND SABATON!!!
This is russia!!!!!!!
Allan Saunders Why?
@@kim-jonaldump3371 b l o n d e k I m m y
"Just because you have more men, doesn't automatically mean you win. It's your physical strength, spiritual strength, and reason to fight that matters."
-Me
"Even In the face of overwhelming forces, victory is achievable. For the true winners of war are those with the physical and mental fortitude to fight for a just cause with a will of fire and an iron fist."
-Your quote (upgraded by a dude with way to much time on his hands)
"Numbers won't secure your victory automatically, it's your morale, your strength, your position on the battlefield and a good reason to inflict pain upon your enemy that gets you the victory"
-your quote again but reworded again lmao
Positioning is truly the way to win a battle. Those who have a home field advantage have a vast leg up
God fights on the side of the winning artillery - Napoleon Bonapart
The day shall be won by those whose purpose to fight is greater than that of there opponents
-Sun Tzu
War is hell, life is Purgatory, we must face both in times of hardship
-Benjamin Franklin
Bleak times are upon us, hardships will follow; But push through and survive this day, and our story will revel in the winds of Sparta -
Me "on deployment in Syria"
Smart man
*THEN THE PERSIANS ARRIVED*
sorry, no hussars in greece
Hoplites are kind of like Hussars, just without the horses.
We dont need Hussars we can deal with them on our own
How about *THEN THE PERSIAN ARMY ARRIVED*?
@Collin Vail And a Cataprcts arrived
20 : spartans we die for Sparta
One spartan soldier wait i se wings
Hussars : hurra for Sparta
alexander was that one kid who has five of +4 cards
"Hellenic hearts are set aflame, the hot gates calls their name" Thermopylae, the place where this battle was fought, was called "The Hot gates" by the ancient Greek because they thought it was an entrance to the underworld... that line is low key genius
Big misconseption about the battle is that it was just 300 men against the Persian army, but it was actually 7k Greeks against 100k Persians. The last stand of Leonidas and his 300 men was done later in the battle to let rest of the greeks escape
Among Xerxes' entourage was a former king of Sparta, called Demaratos (exiled from Sparta for reasons I don't recall right now). When the Persian generals noticed how few Spartans had come up to face them, they asked him "why". He told them that it was a combination of the Carneia (a religious festival in Sparta when war was prohibited) and the Olympic Games, a time of cease-fire, so to speak, for all of Greece to honor Zeus in the Games. When asked what the prize was for the winner of the Games, he simply replied "honor and an olive branch!".
The generals then asked him if he lead them into a trap, asking "Why did you lead us here, to fight against men who compete against each other not for riches, not for land or office but for MERE HONOR?!?!?!"
Spartans from Greece,Japanese Samurais,Winged Hussars from Poland...I think best soldiers who existed in this world❗️🌎💪👊
Thank you :)
Vikings and Knights too bro! I'm a spartan btw :p not like them of course but a real one from the real sparta xD
I hate emojis
And papal guards
and Every Scottish Warrior, after all Scotland was the only place to defeat the Roman Empire while it was still great
Thank you for the Lyrics Video Sabaton
I'm Greek from Peloponnese ( the region Sparta is at ) this song make me feel super patriotic
Thanks to my 8th grade social studies teacher for introducing me to Sabaton! I’m still listening to it six years later!
That's an awesome teacher you had 😎
Wish my teacher was like that 😭
It’s funny cuz I introduced my old history teacher to Sabaton
@@British_manndemsame
I have a lot of respect for the Greeks they have a warrior spirit I mean come on the celebrate the day the Italians invaded thats epic
Thank you :D !
But there is also another reason why we celebrate the day the Italians invaded and not the end of the war or our liberation day. When the war ended here in Greece in October 1944 and we were liberated from the nazis, a series of very unfortunate events occured, known as the "Dekembriana", which led to the outburst of the Greek Civil War (1946-1949). So it is only natural for us to want to celebrate a moment in history when we were all united and fought together for our freedom than one that drove us to hate and schism.
@@sinnefoaka4085 Fought so bravely for thousands of years.
Greece is the Only country to celebrate the Beginning of WW2(at least for us) and not the End.
Also after the War,many Italian soldiers actually bought houses in Greece and settled here.Mostly on Corcyra (Corfu),or Rhodes etc.
All in all, Greece is Made for War.And we love our Italian brothers even if We have some Small arguments with Them.
@@nickpaschentis5284 I am Italian and we love our Greek brothers!
"warrior spirit"
Meanwhile
Lost half of Cyprus to Turkey lol
1 person disliked is a persian
22 Persian. Damn get over it already you win Battle
@@danm936 they won battle but lost war
27 now ugh
Make that 30
Or Turkish😂?
When italy invade greece:
Leonidas *backs from grave*
Italy: we are dead
Meanwhile Athenians: Load those ships faster, we are sailing tonight, Salamis awaits.
I am Greek. I am very proud for you Sabaton! I also learned swedish for you!!du är perfekt!!! 😁
I'm not crying, my eyes are just sweaty
My history class was talking about Spartans and Persians today, and all I could think about was this song.
You should've blasted the song.
And then the winged hussar arise
Same here lol
Many, many, years ago, the persians came ashore .
THEN THE WING HUSSAR ARRIVES !!!!
None had came... We fought alone then and when the time will come again we will fight again unite HELLINIC BROTHERS in arms, we never afraid anyone....
More like “THEN THE WINGED SPARTAS ARRIVE”
FACING 500 SAMURAI!!!
This feels like discord sings
much, much later.
SPARTAAAA HELLAS!!!!!
I listened to the song on the rowing machine in the gym. As I listened I imagined what the Spartans felt during this battle and it was like I was THERE and I knew that the only thing to do was to fight and to embrace it. So I started rowing super hard and by the end of the song I was absolutely exhausted. I hate rowing but this time I enjoyed it so much because the strength of these warriors came through this song and gave me strength. I listen to this every time I workout now and I go from feeling defeated and bored to loving it and feeling like I can lift the whole world. It helps me to embrace the pain but I do still realize that it isn’t even a fraction of what these brave men faced at Thermopylae
Comment of the day! Thanks for sharing that 🤘🤘
Does anyone else feel this sudden urge to scream "SPARTA, HELLAS THEN AND AGAIN SING OF 300 MEN!" in the middle of a big test?
SPARTA! So much pride envelopes Sabaton songs. Especially with To Hell and Back, Attack of the Dead Men, Winged Hussars (I’m actually polish) and The Lost Battalion.
I so badly want to see Sabaton live.
I see Sabaton is on an uploading spree of their music. Feelsgoodman
The strongest rebel in history vs the God of Fate
Ay 👈😎👈
That honestly sounds like some anime levels of bullshittery. Or kratos levels of BADASSERY TO REJECT FATE!
omg love
"sparta will never surrender" cause they are a diffrent breed really! they thrown kids off cliff when they were mentaly ill and etc they were made for war
Sabaton needs to make a song about our people, the spaniards 🇪🇸💪. Glory to Sabaton.
that would be unexpected like the spanish inquisition
( *insert* *seinfeld* *theme* )
the 80 years war?
How about Trafalgar oh wait... 😂
@@newclouds544 why not Cartagena? ;)
roman touché, haha 😂
It’s so weird listening to this as a Persian lol
There is no reason, in any case you should not feel bad for the past. The bravery of men is commemorated, whatever the side
Germans, Greeks, Swiss, Americans etc
Honestly the Persians were the ones with most bravery, they fucked with Sparta and Greece
sorry bro gotta stop you with my spear.
Be gone Persian
back then persians were based and worshipped the old gods
Seems like Ephialtes left a dislike.
Edit: Thank you, jolly lasses and chaps for the dandy amount of likes! Much appreciated xoxo
Mister Paco nope, it was a Persian.
Damn ephialtes
His name shall be shamed forever.
Love and peace from Albania🇦🇱❤🇬🇷
The amount of Persians these guys took out is insane
Best KDRs of their time
Fun fact
The traitors at the Greek parliament are also 300
Everything must be balanced
@@darthvader1185 ye
lmao
@@darthvader1185 As all things should be. *snaps*
And as a Greek I have to say that they are useless as fuck
I swear every song they write is just GODLY
When you take two scoops of pre workout only to show up and find the gym closed.
In the car with my granddaughter blasting this. Thank you sabaton
Tbh this song might have the best intro out of all Sabaton songs.
THIS IS SPARTA
give a spartan modern tech and a mech suit and you got yourselves a war god.
That's just Aries himself at that point
This is how you know you have made yourself immortal.
Learning history through school ❌️
Leaning history through sabaton ✅️
Greeks getting invaded by The Ottomans: I sleep
Greeks getting invaded by Italy: *Violent Spartan yelling*
This song is like one of the best Sabaton songs!!!🎸🤘❤
You know, never in my life have I subscribed to a youtube channel.
But no matter what sabaton song I listen to, I put it on my list to buy.
I am subscribing, and I probably will never subscribe to any other channel in my life.
Now this puts a smile on my face..
Going to see Sabaton tomorrow in Albany NY. Hopefully this will be on their set list. Cant wait to experience them LIVE. Its gonna be my sons first concert, it was his idea to get tickets....Done & tomorrows the day!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Almost there 😉 We hope you guys enjoy the set!
Sabaton: Spartans will never surrender.
Spartans at Sphacteria: (awkward silence).
Well, to be fair the Athenians were threatening to kill the POWs' if they didn't surrender...
Madness? THIS IS SPARTA
Being from Greece I can tell this is the most fascinating way to commemorate them
Sabaton's most brutal song
Before my final exams and thesis defense at university i got nervous like never before. I couldnt sit down and started shaking. So to calm myself I started listening to this on repeat. It motivated me so much that i almost took spear for my presentation. It was best presentation i ever had without single stutter(something i have problem even in basic conversation). So thank you for saving my degree. You guys are amazing.
The masculine urge to have a final stand knowing you won't survive
you guys should do a song about jack churchill, the british soldier who went into ww2 with a broadsword, a longbow, and bagpipes
And wore his Kilt like a real man, also quoted as saying WW2 could have gone on for 4 or 5 more years if America didn't drop those bombs................lol
Respect from Bulgaria, Greek friends. Just ordered the Sparta Tshirt, I am really excited. :) Sabaton forever!
I want this to become the soundtrack for the new part of the God of War.
Thank you for this song HELLAS!!!
Any information you can give about new album? :(
It's coming out in July 19th 2019, and it's going to be about The Great War. ;-)
@@ViktorDonov22 no shiet Sherlock
Spartans rn in heaven listening to this song: let's goski my boy
This... is... *SPARTAAAAAA!!!!!!*
I imagine the "ooh" "aah" as spartans and persians poking at each other
Spartans prepare for glory! For tonight we dine in Hell! Molön Labê!
Μελών λάβε!
@Urarettin -D- Lexxar Puto autocorrector 😂
@Urarettin -D- Lexxar Μολών Λαβέ
Μολών Λαβέ
Glory to Sparta
Never Retreat
Never Surrender
That is the way of a Spartan.
One of the best power metal bands in the world. A billion stars across the universe and we get to live near the one that gave us this music!!!
The chorus makes red and white hot sparks spring from my heart. Great song.
Just finished Halo: Reach... again... and this track was playing during Noble 4's death, and then during my own last stand as Noble Six. Too bad the Winged Hussars didn't arrive...
They lost but they damn well made sure they were NEVER forgotten