by AstrayMind98 March 27, 2020
Get the Battletoad mug.A game that was America's answer to the "giant mecha" craze in Japan. In it's original incarnation, it was a table top game played using painted pewter miniatures, dice, and pencil and paper. MechWarrior, originally, was the Role Playing Game in the same setting. The game and setting were produced by the FASA gaming company, which was later bought out by Microsoft so that they could license the setting for it's "MechWarrior" and "MechCommander" line of computer games. Microsoft promptly let the table top version die as they were unwilling to support anything that didn't involve a computer. The setting has since been licensed to WizKids Games who promptly turned it into a “Collectable/Tradable clicky figure” hobby game.
by Smitty February 13, 2004
Get the battletech mug.Related Words
Bettle
• bettle sting
• bettlejuice
• the bettles
• Beatle
• battleship
• battle
• battleaxe
• Battlefield 3
• Battle Royale
The Battle of Thermopylae is a battle fought at the strategic pass of Thermopylae in Greece; it may refer to:
1.Battle of Thermopylae, the famous battle of the Persian Wars in 480 BC, in which an alliance of Greek city-states of about 6,700 men fought the invading Persian Empire, which had an army of about 242,000 men, at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands. A small force led by King Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I of Persia could pass. After three days of battle, a local resident named Ephialtes is believed to have betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans, 700 Thespian volunteers, 400 Thebans that had been pressed into service and 900 Helots.
The Persians succeeded in taking the pass but sustained heavy losses, extremely disproportionate to those of the Greeks. The fierce resistance of the Spartan-led army offered Athens the invaluable time to prepare for a decisive naval battle that would come to determine the outcome of the war. The subsequent Greek victory at the Battle of Salamis left much of the Persian Empire's navy destroyed and Xerxes retreated to Asia, leaving a force in Greece under Mardonius, who was to meet the Greeks in battle one last time. The Spartans assembled at full strength and led a pan-Greek army that defeated the Persians decisively at the Battle of Plataea, ending the Greco-Persian War and with it the expansion of the Persian Empire into Europe.
The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is often used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and good use of terrain as force multipliers, and has become a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds.
2.Battle of Thermopylae (353 BC), the blocking of the pass during the Third Sacred War, by the Athenians against Philip II of Macedon.
3.Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC), the defense of the pass by the Greeks during Brennus' invasion of Greece.
4.Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC), an important battle where Roman forces defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great.
5.Battle of Thermopylae (267), the unsuccessful defense of the pass by local forces during the great invasion of the Balkans by the Heruli in 267 AD.
6.Battle of Thermopylae (1941), fought between the Germans and the retreating British expeditionary force during the German invasion of Greece.
1.Battle of Thermopylae, the famous battle of the Persian Wars in 480 BC, in which an alliance of Greek city-states of about 6,700 men fought the invading Persian Empire, which had an army of about 242,000 men, at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands. A small force led by King Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I of Persia could pass. After three days of battle, a local resident named Ephialtes is believed to have betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans, 700 Thespian volunteers, 400 Thebans that had been pressed into service and 900 Helots.
The Persians succeeded in taking the pass but sustained heavy losses, extremely disproportionate to those of the Greeks. The fierce resistance of the Spartan-led army offered Athens the invaluable time to prepare for a decisive naval battle that would come to determine the outcome of the war. The subsequent Greek victory at the Battle of Salamis left much of the Persian Empire's navy destroyed and Xerxes retreated to Asia, leaving a force in Greece under Mardonius, who was to meet the Greeks in battle one last time. The Spartans assembled at full strength and led a pan-Greek army that defeated the Persians decisively at the Battle of Plataea, ending the Greco-Persian War and with it the expansion of the Persian Empire into Europe.
The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is often used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and good use of terrain as force multipliers, and has become a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds.
2.Battle of Thermopylae (353 BC), the blocking of the pass during the Third Sacred War, by the Athenians against Philip II of Macedon.
3.Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC), the defense of the pass by the Greeks during Brennus' invasion of Greece.
4.Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC), an important battle where Roman forces defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great.
5.Battle of Thermopylae (267), the unsuccessful defense of the pass by local forces during the great invasion of the Balkans by the Heruli in 267 AD.
6.Battle of Thermopylae (1941), fought between the Germans and the retreating British expeditionary force during the German invasion of Greece.
by Asmadeus February 1, 2008
Get the Battle of Thermopylae mug.A fierce doo doo battle taken place in the stalls of a men's restroom between two dudes in adjacent stalls. Bonus points for a large splash, ear peircing fart, or sabotage smell. No one really wins this game.
Jon, "Dude I have to to take a massive shit after that taco bell."
Jeff, "Yeah me too my stomach is churning, dude lets play battle shit!"
Jeff, "Yeah me too my stomach is churning, dude lets play battle shit!"
by Jonny Dingo May 7, 2010
Get the Battle Shit mug.an amazing game. pussy ass fortnite players call it trash when hey never played it before.(if they have it’s usually only on xbox)
by pubg4lufeNate May 6, 2018
Get the player unknown's battlegrounds mug.The game that won the hearts of many players to convert themselves to it. MW3 is a piece of shit that tore my heart when i was hoping at least a good story line for the SP like all the previous MW series. thanks to the blunder of activision and Infinity wards having their top guys called off and made Sledge hammer to finish the game with what they had for the series previously it ended the series badly.
Me: i hope mw3 would have good story line.
*watches gameplay walkthrough*
Me: shit! glad i bought battlefield 3 cause the multiplayer had gone downhill since mw2.
*watches gameplay walkthrough*
Me: shit! glad i bought battlefield 3 cause the multiplayer had gone downhill since mw2.
by xFreakyDudex December 13, 2012
Get the Battlefield 3 mug.Battle is the Core system of Hiphop.
you battle on the Mic (Rap)
you battle on the floor (Breakdance)
you battle on turntables (Turntablism)
you battle on the wall (Graffiti)
When you find yourself competing using any one of these you are a true hiphop head not the shit talking, preaching muthafucking backpacker.
you battle on the Mic (Rap)
you battle on the floor (Breakdance)
you battle on turntables (Turntablism)
you battle on the wall (Graffiti)
When you find yourself competing using any one of these you are a true hiphop head not the shit talking, preaching muthafucking backpacker.
you talk to much shit!!! lets BATTLE THEN BITCH!!! wha?? where ya going!! hahahahah homeboy is all talk and no skillz.
HIPHOP IS PROVING SOMETHING NOT SHIT TALKING.
HIPHOP IS PROVING SOMETHING NOT SHIT TALKING.
by MR GRAFFITI ROCK February 27, 2004
Get the Battle mug.