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Has anyone seen a preview for this? It's directed by Frank Miller, the same one who did Sin City. It's about the "heroic" stand of 300 Spartans against (thousands?) of Persians. The battle of Thermopiles if I remember my ancient history correctly (sorry I think that's not correct spelling).

Any who, it looked super, i'll see if i can find a good link to it.

[Mise]

Has anyone seen a preview for this? Its directed by Frank Miller, the same one who did Sin City. Its about the "heroic" stand of 300 spartans against (thousands?) of persians. The battle of Thermoplai If I remember my ancient history correctly.( sorry I know thats not correct spelling).

Any who, It looked super, ill see if i can find a good link to it.

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Anyone remember GO TELL THE SPARTANS?

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In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass, Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. A small force led by king Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I could pass. After several days of confrontation the Persians attacked but were defeated by heavy losses, disproportionate to those of the Greeks. This continued on the second day but on the the third day of the battle a local resident named Ephialtes betrayed a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. With the rest of the army dismissed king Leonidas stayed behind with his 300 Spartans bodyguard and the 700 man Thespian army even though they knew it was pure suicide, to allow the rest of the army to escape.

The disproportionate losses of the Persian army alarmed Xerxes so that when his navy was later defeated at the Salamis he fled Greece leaving only part of his force to finish the job of the conquest of Greece, that was defeated at the battle of Plataea. 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 to maximise an army's potential, as well as a symbol of courage against extremely overwhelming odds. The heroic sacrifice of the Spartans and the Thespians has captured the minds of many throughout the ages and has given birth to many cultural references as a result.


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its an old story the spartans held a pass on top of a cliff and held them at bay as they tryed to get through the were caught in a bottle neck :)

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If anybody is interested in this topic, I highly recommend the book "Gates of Fire" by Stephen Pressfield. It would probably be considered historical fiction in the bookstore.

It is written from the perspective of a Spartan hoplite (non-citizen soldier), and is full of anecdotes and thoughts on warfare, training, strategy, etc.

One of my favorite books.

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This will be awasome movie