Post by Angel on Jul 18, 2007 14:59:28 GMT -5
Movie maybe. But it killed the perception of the Spartans. 1 in about thirty or so people know that the Spartans wore a Lamellar (not sure on the spelling, it's been awhile...) body armor, not running around in armored panties. Almost no one knew how off it was historically. The queen didn't request aid be sent to the Spartans, they knew they were going on a death charge. Ephialtes wasn't a freakishly mutated person, just a average traitor.
There were actually about 2000 Greek troops that stayed behind. 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and about 900 Laconian troops stayed behind, not just the average perception that only 300 Spartans were there. The Spartans didn't die in the pass, but actually on a small hill nearby. Leonidas wasn't one of the last to die, but he actually died much earlier than the last Spartan. Historians report that the Spartans fought tooth-and-nail to recover his body, and that it took multiple assaults on his death ground jsut to recover it. The Thespians weren't slaughtered along with the Spartans, they defected to the Persians in the final battles.
In short, the movie was historically shot. Alot. But it was pretty cool to watch.
There were actually about 2000 Greek troops that stayed behind. 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and about 900 Laconian troops stayed behind, not just the average perception that only 300 Spartans were there. The Spartans didn't die in the pass, but actually on a small hill nearby. Leonidas wasn't one of the last to die, but he actually died much earlier than the last Spartan. Historians report that the Spartans fought tooth-and-nail to recover his body, and that it took multiple assaults on his death ground jsut to recover it. The Thespians weren't slaughtered along with the Spartans, they defected to the Persians in the final battles.
In short, the movie was historically shot. Alot. But it was pretty cool to watch.
