I'm looking for facts, not debates over how characters were physically portrayed. Please and thanks!
2007-03-29 15:35:47 · 6 answers · asked by culture_killer 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
To ewf and others: Yes, I was comparing the movie to Herodotus' account in The Histories.
2007-03-29 15:57:30 · update #1
"historical" facts are subjective, especially if you're relying on Heroditas' account. But its one of the few accounts we have to go by. The point being that the movie 300 is a story, the same as Heroditas' account. Most historians laugh at Heroditas' claim that 2 million troops were under Xerxes at Thermoplye. Ancient armies of that size could not possibly be supported in the field with the technology of the day.
Anyway, one item that sticks in my mind was the bridge the Persian engineers built across the isthmus, this was not shown in the movie. The role of the Athenian navy also was downplayed in the movie. There were at least 5-7000 Greeks at Thermopyle, along with the 300 Spartans...i cant remember their names, but i'm thinking of the Arcadians, Thespians and others.
2007-03-29 15:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heres a few, though I thought it was very accurate...
The spartans never threw scouts into the well from Xerxes, they did that before Marathon, when Darius was invading...
Also Leonidas didn't go off alone with his 300, the Athenians were there the enitre time, they actually fought the persians first, but then fell back to the spartans and when it seemed futile, leonidas sent the athenians back to Athens, and stayed to their demise defending the pass...
2007-03-30 09:25:37 · answer #2 · answered by Brocke A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, my latin teacher said it wasn't JUST 300 spartans fighting, they had help from about 7000 others, the Greeks, but the movie made it seem like there was just 300 against hella others, but in real life that's not how it went down.
2007-03-29 22:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by ♥_mrs.smith 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, it was remarkably realistically portrayed, though I believe that the Spartans of the time wore breastplates, not just bare chests.
2007-03-29 22:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by andymarkelson 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt Xerxes dressed like a drag queen with a metal fetish.
2007-03-29 22:56:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm the crazy monster people like the huge guy with sword hands and the goat dude
2007-03-29 22:43:56 · answer #6 · answered by general47645be 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋