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Thermopylae (/ θ ər ˈ m ɒ p ɪ l iː /; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Θερμοπύλαι, romanized: Thermopylai; Ancient: [tʰermopýlai], Katharevousa: [θermoˈpile̞]; Demotic Greek : Θερμοπύλες, romanized: Thermopyles [θermoˈpiles]; "hot gates") is a narrow pass and modern town in Lamia, Phthiotis, Greece.
Archaeological evidence, such as the Serpent Column (now in the Hippodrome of Constantinople), also supports some of Herodotus' specific reports. [17] George B. Grundy was the first modern historian to do a thorough topographical survey of Thermopylae, and led some modern writers (such as Liddell Hart ) to revise their views of certain aspects ...
Hot Gates or Hot Gate may refer to: Thermopylae, a location in Greece famous for the Battle of Thermopylae; The Hot Gates, a collection of writing by William Golding; The Hot Gate, third book in the Troy Rising series by John Ringo; Hot Gates, a song written by Christopher Torr, and sung by Laurika Rauch
Bill Gates and his investment firm, Breakthrough Energy, said corporations now see climate tech as "crucial to the survival of their businesses."
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates looked at the big picture and the small picture as he was growing his software company in the early years.. In an interview with CNBC's Make It published on ...
Melinda French Gates says that after the US Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision that let individual states decide abortion rights, the philanthropist felt compelled to offer Americans financial ...
The Hot Gates is the title of a collection of essays by William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies. The collection is divided into four sections: "People and Places", "Books", "Westward Look" and "Caught in a Bush". Published in 1965, it includes pieces that Golding had written over the previous ten years.
Gates personally intervened to help convince Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to pass the bill. To those who criticized the bill for not doing enough to address climate change because it still allowed ...