As wind rushes up along the water, the friction causes ripples. Wind continues to push against these ripples in a snowball effect that eventually creates a large wave. Essentially, this action is a transfer of energy from the sun to the wind to the waves. A few factors determine how strong an individual wave will be.
'Spartacus War': Story Of The Real-Life Gladiator. The legend of Spartacus has inspired so many fanciful retellings, it's easy to lose track of what actually happened back in 73 BC. In The Spartacus War, Barry Strauss gives a historical account of the charismatic rebel who inspired a slave revolt against Rome. Excerpt: 'The Spartacus War'.
The Helots seized on the occasion of Spartaâs defeat by Argos at the Battle of Hysiae to launch a revolt. It took the Spartans nearly 20 years to put down the rebellion. Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques Louis David. All 300 Spartans along with the Helot slave warriors fought to their deaths.