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	VDH's Private Papers::History and the Movie "300"
		he phrase “300 Spartans” evokes not only the ancient battle of Thermopylae, but also the larger idea of fighting for freedom against all odds — a notion subsequently to be enshrined through some 2500 years of Western civilization.
		Among the many Greek contingents was a special elite force of 300 Spartans under their King Leonidas —; a spearhead that offered the other Greeks at Thermopylae some promise that they could still bar the advance of the vastly superior invader.
		The Spartans fight bare-chested without armor, in the “heroic nude” manner that ancient Greek vase-painters portrayed Greek hoplites, their muscles bulging as if they were contemporary comic book action heroes.
	www.victorhanson.com /articles/hanson101106.html (1274 words)

	Frank Miller 300 Movie vs. 300 Spartans History - Battle of Thermopylae
		300 graphic novelist Frank Miller explained this by saying, "Another liberty I took was, they all had plumes, but I only gave a plume to Leonidas, to make him stand out and identify him as a king." Plumes were the red bands of horsehair that were affixed to the top of the helmets.
		Historians who study the 300 Spartans history are positive that the battle took place in 480 B.C. They only argue over whether it happened in August or mid-September of that year.
		The "we shall fight in the shade" line from the movie is based on a phrase that a Spartan soldier named Dienekes uttered, after he was informed that the Persian arrows would be so numerous as "to blot out the sun".
	www.chasingthefrog.com /reelfaces/300spartans.php (2812 words)

	300 Spartans - Fighting Traidtion in Western Martial Heriatge
		Much like the near-legendary 300 Spartans battling to the last at Thermopylae, throughout its history Western Civilization has produced warriors who were free citizens willing to close with the enemy in battle and seek his annihilation.
		For the Spartans at Thermopylae, we may note there was a significant distinction at work between the two sides that made all the difference in what they did and why they were willing to do it.
		These are things which, much as for the 300 Spartans who with courage and sacrifice strived to persevere at Thermopylae, have long motivated warrior fighting men within Western Civilization.
	www.thearma.org /essays/300_Spartans.htm (1688 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Film review: Spartans, Darius Kadivar
		The 300 Spartans - The Lion of Sparta (1962)
		The Spartans had a superb army but were not democratic; the fact that they participated in a voting league of cities is the extent of their democracy.
		The 300 Spartans gives the opportunity to admire the tactics and fight scenes of the Spartans which is illustrated with panache for the early 60's genre of movie making and the frustrations of the Persians in dealing with the Greeks is felt keenly as the movie moves towards the climax.
	www.iranian.com /DariusKadivar/2002/October/Spartan/index.html (1372 words)

	Teleport City
		He led a small army of 300 - his personal guard, basically - to join Athens and the rest of Greece in the battle, with the promise that the greater portion of the Spartan army would be allowed to leave as soon as the religious council said it was okay.
		The Spartans took up a position in the Pass of Thermopylae, a narrow mountain way that the Persians had to travel through and that would render their massive numbers a deadly hindrance while the Spartans, hopelessly outnumbered, would be able to sprint about and rather easily beat thousands upon thousands of their enemies.
		The tale of the 300 Spartans (and let's not forget that some Thespians and Thebians stayed behind as well), then, became one of the greatest legends of inspiration ever told, and even if it has some clunky dialogue and stiff acting, it's more than enough story to make for a damn enjoyable film.
	www.teleport-city.com /movies/dvdjournal/2004/08/300-spartans.html (1664 words)

	deseretnews.com \| 300 Spartans
		While the legend of 300 brave Spartans standing up against overwhelming odds to protect Greek freedom seems admirable on the surface, the lifestyle of the Spartans, who depended on slave labor, presents a different story.
		The Spartan middle class, or the perioikos, were tradesmen that dealt with commerce.
		The Spartans were ruled by two kings and a council of 28 elders.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,660201660,00.html (1026 words)

	300 (2006)
		Sienna Miller and Silvia Colloca were each considered for the role of Queen Gorgo.
		Continuity: The first time the Spartans are attacked a Spartan's arm is grazed with spear over the top of the shield wall.
		Dilios: When the boy was born, like all Spartans, he was inspected.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0416449 (484 words)

	The 300 Spartans (1962)
		Anachronisms: While most of the Spartans wear the correct headgear, Leonidas and his officers wear Roman legionnaire style helmets that wouldn't be around for about 200 years.
		The brave Spartan army is the great hope to free and unite Greece, and Ling Leonidas (Richard Egan) promises to the council of the Greek Stats to defend the passage of Thermopylae, the only way by land to reach Athens.
		The epic "The 300 Spartans" is a great tale of courage, heroism and idealism.
	imdb.com /title/tt0055719 (566 words)

	Amazon.com: 300 Spartans: Video: Richard Egan,Ralph Richardson,Diane Baker,Barry Coe,David Farrar,Donald Houston,Anna ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 300 Spartans, made in 1961, has an overstated cold war subtext--there's much talk of freedom vs. slavery--and there are a few too many shots of armored men marching through the Greek countryside, but the historical conflict has a fundamentally stirring quality.
		The firmly religious Spartans were unable to send their full contingent of soldiers due to a holy festival (they were curiously tardy throughout their history in such situations).
		The writers and producers of The 300 Spartans had their hearts in the right place when they set about to make this film in the swords and sandals era.
	www.amazon.com /300-Spartans-Richard-Egan/dp/B00008MTWI (2672 words)

	300 - Film Reviews - Film - Entertainment - smh.com.au
		This adaptation of the story of the 300 Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae, based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, would have Herodotus turning in his grave and Hitler rising from his.
		The reason it's only about the Spartans is that the film seeks to glorify their martial culture, as a metaphor for America.
		Spartan women, personified in the film by the gorgeous Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey), were almost as tough.
	www.smh.com.au /news/film-reviews/300/2007/04/06/1175366447302.html (1147 words)

	Sparta Pages: "300" Review
		300 is only one of a tiny, tiny handful of illustrated treatments of the Thermopylae epic of 480 B.C., when the stand of King Leonidas and his bodyguard of 300 picked Spartans inspired all Greece and succeeding generations of freedom lovers.
		But 300 is a mixed bag, and I expect reactions will vary, even within comics fandom (where Miller, creator of the "Batman: The Dark Knight" concept and other innovative works, is something akin to a demigod).
		The Spartan characters are rather laconic in speech (as opposed to the usual superhero bombast), and many of the famous Spartan aphorisms are worked into the dialogue.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~sparta/topics/reviews/enthusiast/300.htm (859 words)

	The 300 Spartans Review at Lunar Hypnosis
		The 300 Spartans is a movie about the epic battle of Thermopylae where 300 brave Spartans gave their life against an endless army of Persians commanded by King Xerxes.
		The 300 Spartans is an early version of what was to become the epic Hollywood war movies that we know today.
		The Spartans with their golden shinning armor cutting down the crimson Persians as they tried to pass a wall of spears (the military formation known to the Greeks as the phalanx).
	cp05.ionhosting.com /~joelh/300spartansreview.htm (383 words)

	300 Spartans' Battle of Thermopylae « The Little Daily Prophet 2
		Not understanding the ritual significance of the Spartan preparations as the actions of men with the resolution to fight to the end, he expected the force to disband at any moment and waited four days for the Greek force to retreat.
		The Spartans, as brave as their sacrifice indubitably was, were professional soldiers, trained from birth to be ready to give their lives in combat as Spartan law dictated.
		After their spears broke, the Spartans and Thespians kept fighting with their xiphos (short swords), and after those broke, they were said to have fought with their bare hands, teeth and nails.
	littledailyprophet.wordpress.com /300-spartans-battle-of-thermopylae (5345 words)

	The Battle of Thermopylae
		The Spartan king Leonidas led the army to the pass at Thermopylae, near present-day Lamia, the main passage from northern into central Greece.
		Some of the Spartans formed a tight group, fought their way to his body, picked it up, then fought their way back to the main group on the hill.
		At last, the Spartans were killed by a hail of spears and arrows, the Persians fearing to close with these fearsome warriors.
	www.geocities.com /the_temple_of_ares/300spartans.html (844 words)

	300 Spartans at AllExperts
		The 300 Spartans were a band of Spartan Warriors handpicked by Leonidas, King of Sparta, during the invasion of Xerxes during the Greco-Persian Wars.
		The 300 Spartans' mission was to slow down the Persian invasion.
		According to the History written by Herodotus, Leonidas was motivated by a prophecy, given by the Oracle of Delphi, that for Sparta to survive the Persian invasion, one of her two kings must die in battle.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/300_spartans.htm (353 words)

	300 (2007): Reviews
		Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
		300 may not offer masterful storytelling in a conventional sense, but it's hard to beat as a spectacle and that makes it worthwhile viewing for all but the most squeamish of potential audience members.
		300 is at its best when it settles for purely visceral thrills, such as Leonidas' battle against a hulking warrior twice the size of a normal man. The movie's broad strokes are all superlative: It's the details that keep 300 from being anything more than a striking curiosity.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/300 (1710 words)

	300 Spartans - Fighting Traidtion in Western Martial Heriatge
		Much like the near-legendary 300 Spartans battling to the last at Thermopylae, throughout its history Western Civilization has produced warriors who were free citizens willing to close with the enemy in battle and seek his annihilation.
		For the Spartans at Thermopylae, we may note there was a significant distinction at work between the two sides that made all the difference in what they did and why they were willing to do it.
		These are things which, much as for the 300 Spartans who strived to persevere at Thermopylae, have long motivated warrior fighting men within Western Civilization.
	www.thehaca.com /essays/300_Spartans.htm (1648 words)

	The 300 Spartans -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Original text was: The Spartan Alphabet is a simplified form the common Latin alphabet used by those certain in their convinction that the Bush Administration is an alien conspiracy, whose purpose is to weaken the world's population through the slow erosion of our amassed supply of Giblet-based atmospheric weapons.
		The second ''Spartan'' was to have been a 46-gun fifth-rate; ordered from Plymouth Dockyard in 1824, the ship was cancelled in 1831.
		The fifth ''Spartan'' was a 2nd class cruiser launched in 1891, sent to harbour service in 1907, renamed ''Defiance'' in 1921, and sold 1931.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/146/the-300-spartans.html (569 words)

	Movie Review: 300 - Movies
		Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
		Famous historical lines are also recreated (‘Come, take them’ as the answer of the Spartans to the request of the Persian envoy to lay down their arms though supposedly was uttered by Xerses) and the whole thing is imbued with a sense of the past.
		Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought...
	movies.monstersandcritics.com /reviews/article_1273917.php/Movie_Review_300 (1909 words)

	ETonline.com: The '300' Spartans (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gerard Butler is the Spartan leader who rallied his '300' men to stand against the invading Persians.
		The legendary Battle of Thermopylae -- in which 300 Spartans fought to the death against the entire Persian army -- is depicted in the stylish '300,' in conventional theatres and select IMAX theaters now.
		'300' is co-written and directed by ZACK SNYDER (the recent 'Dawn of the Dead' update) and also stars LENA HEADEY ('The Brothers Grimm'), DAVID WENHAM ('Van Helsing,' 'Lord of the Rings') and DOMINIC WEST ('Hannibal Rising').
	www.etonline.com /movies/spotlight/47236/index.html (379 words)

	Parallels with the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae - Outpost Harry Project
		Both the 300 Spartans and the men on Outpost Harry could be surrounded by the enemy at any time.
		Both the 300 Spartans and the men on Outpost Harry had friendly fire to support them.
		The 300 Spartans were full-time professional soldiers and their training started when they were children.
	www.outpostharry.org /parallels.html (532 words)

	2blowhards.com: Moviegoing: "300"
		The Spartans in "300" aren't the Spartans I've learned about: deeply conservative, suspicious to the point of paranoia, fascistic and totalitarian, willing sacrificers of children, oppressors of their own subjects...
		But the Spartans could have been shown to be even more âgayâ than they were had the filmmakers included the historical anecdote of Spartan warriors lovingly combing out their long hair before battle.
		300, at least so it seems to me without having seen it yet, is similar to the Passion of Christ in a way: both movies express values that are completely antagonistic to the prevailing PC ideology and thus are huge successes at the box office.
	www.2blowhards.com /archives/2007/03/300_2.html (9863 words)

	The 300 Spartans (19622)
		As the rest of Greece debated on whether or not to send soldiers, the Spartans were left to hold the Persians off on their own - if they failed, then the south of Greece would be open to invasion.
		The 300 Spartans is a very accurate account of what happened (of course there are inaccuracies but one must expect that from a film version of a true event) and really gets across the message of bravery and self-sacrifice, especially with the finale.
		Final Verdict: The 300 Spartans may be ideal if you're studying Ancient Greece, but if you just fancy watching an old classic flick to waste away a couple of hours, this is the one to watch....if you can get hold of it.
	www.popcornpictures.co.uk /numberfilms/300spartans.shtml (461 words)

	300
		The Spartans made their stand in a narrow pass, where the Persians could not bring their superior numbers to bear, and simply outfought their adversaries.
		In 300, Gerard Butler stars as Leonidas, who wants to march his army against the Persians but is blocked by the kingdom's hideous wise men, who say it's the wrong time of year.
		The Spartans arrive at the battlefield, where Leonidas is confronted by a grotesque hunchback, who, claiming he's been trained as a Spartan soldier, wants to join the ranks.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/preview/articles/03093000309.html (674 words)

	Night Flight Comics·Frank Miller's 300
		Frank Miller's adventure series 300 is a riveting story of one of the most under-reported and glorious battles of the Persian-Greco war.
		In mid-August of the same year, at a time when most Greek city-states were withdrawing from their holding positions for religious observation of the Carneia and for Olympic competitions, a small force of 300 Spartans, led by King Leonidas, marched north to Thermopylae to fortify that important pass.
		Leonidas and his Spartans were defeated after two glorious days of battle, and Xerxes' troops eventually advanced into Southern Greece, despite the heavy losses dealt by the 300 Spartans.
	www.night-flight.com /fmiller/fmiller300.html (854 words)

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