Paal_101 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 There have been quite a few famous historical anniversaries in August, some having passed already, while others are still to come. These include some of the most famous battles in history, listed below:August 2, 216 BC - Battle of CannaeAugust 4, 70 AD - The Temple is destroyed during the Siege of JerusalemAugust 9, 48 BC - Battle of PharsalusAugust 9, 378 AD - Battle of AdrianopleAugust 11, 586 BC - First Temple destroyed by Babylonians in JerusalemAugust 11, 480 BC - Battles of Thermopylae and Artemesium August 12, 490 BC - Battle of Marathon (one of two possible dates)August 27, 479 BC - Battle of PlataeaAugust 27, 55 BC - Battle of Deal BeachSome impressive battles that are sadly neglected by the news and the History Channel in the day to day bustles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirePowa8 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 That lists some of the greatest battles of all time. It's unfortunate that all the History Channel concentrates on is Hitler. The last show I watched which actually gave mention to any of these was Decisive Battles, and that finished some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas I Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 i remember a series about the Spartans on the Discovery Civilisations channel, it was very good, but it only showed once :sad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirePowa8 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 There have been a few Sparta documentaries, though the only one I watched was on National Geographic. Wish I could remember the name of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Take Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 August has Cannae and Thermopylae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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