FISHING -- Lake Roosevelt rainbows like those pictured above can be caught November-March from shore as well as from a boat by casting a bait rig. Look for a shoreline shelf under 10-15 feet of water and cast near the drop-off into deeper water. A proven rig cast from a spinning rod includes: 8-pound monofilament line.
The Battle of Thermopylae: Spartans v. Persians. The battle of Thermopylae was the first between the Persians and Greeks during the Persian invasion of 480-479 BC. The Greek force was very small but was determined to make a stand against the huge Persian army.
He reported that Leonidas handpicked his Spartans for the Thermopylae mission; they were âthe 300 men assigned him by law and whose lot it was to have sons.â Three hundred was the standard number of Spartans used for hazardous assignments, but just what âwhose lot it was to have sonsâ means is, frankly, unclear.