Warzone / Movie:  Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), as seen in 300 (2007)

Level Of Heat:  Depends.  If you're one of the 300 Spartans facing an army of one-million-plus Persians riding on rampaging elephants, you'll probably feel a bit sweaty.  In a manly way, of course.

However, if you're one of those Persians, you'll wish you could melt away with fear.

Has it cooled down since?  So much that all that history has turned to stone, if visitgreece.gr is anything to go by.

"Greece is full of archaeological sites and monuments of distinctive prestige and charm, on which all known periods of its long-standing history have left their mark. 

Visitors have the opportunity to make a unique “journey” through the rare “mosaic” of historic and cultural memory which has left an indelible mark on every region of the country and effortlessly highlights the manifold manifestations of Greek culture to date."