To quote a somewhat cheeky line from Napoleon Bonaparte, "History is a set of lies that people have agreed upon." Although this quote can be interpreted to mean several different things, it conveys the grey and very often cloudy endeavor of attempting to interpret past events into accurate history. The Battle of Thermopylae is perhaps one of the most disputed and fictionalized events in human history. From dodgy accounts of "historians" to outright fantasy stories delivered through film, it can be exceedingly difficult to separate the fact from fiction. This composition will compile the evidence from our four historical accounts and provide a logical conclusion