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.

Writer: Abdelhakim Rezgui

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: Music from the Assassin's Creed Odyssey Collector’s Edition (Original Game Soundtrack) / Composed by The Flight / Published by Ubisoft Music Publishing / Courtesy of Ubisoft Music

Executive producers: Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy, Benoit Dunaigre, Julien Fabre, Etienne Bouvier

Ubisoft: Etienne Allonier, Aymar Azaizia, Leslie Capillon, Louis Raynaud, Justine Villeneuve

An original Ubisoft series, produced by Paradiso Media

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