Denying Thermopylae - taken from the Newsfeed section

[Robert Vermaat]

I also dont get why they are so worked up about ancient greece and seem to be pissed about something that happened 2500 years ago.Iranians i talk to adress me as if i killed his mother or something

Ehhh.. have you note the emotions at this very forum when someone suggested something about some battles being 'denied' or something said about Spartes, etc.?

I think it was you who used words like 'blasphemy'? I guess the Iranians who react to you like that are feeling exactly the same as you do about ancient history!

Actually, I think you have found common ground there! No I'm serious, don't you agree that all this hubris can actually make people (re-)think stuff and bring them closer together?