The Persian Wars were the defining moment in Greek history.
The battle of Stalingrad was the defining moment of WW2
More than 650000 American deaths, for one reason. It was the defining moment in modern U.S. history.
One defining moment in Kurt Vonnegut's life was surviving the bombing of Dresden in World War II as a prisoner of war. This experience heavily influenced his writing, with his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" reflecting his traumatic memories of the event.
Peloponnesian War.
The Halifax explosion is a defining moment in Canadian history because it is the biggest explosion in Canadian history, and more then 2,000 people were killed well over 9,000 injured (thats a lot for how small cities were back then). Also it is a defining moment because it brought a lot of help from other Canadian places, and Boston, who gave 3 million dollars in relief. The Halifax explosion is also a defining moment in Canadian history because it brought the war home to Canada.
Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
The Pearl Harbor attack - the so-called 'Day of Infamy' - brought America into the war, right and proper. The US government could no longer tell themselves the war was none of their business, and attacked Japan in retaliation for the surprise attack.
Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War.
There are many movies about Greek mythology and Greek history. Some of them are Alexander, 300, Trojan War, Perseus etc.
Almost incessant conflict, punctuated by a new war or conflict almost every decade at least.
hell... how am i supposed to no
Kratos was the God of War (The Greek word for Power).