300: This is Sparta! (Funny, it looks a lot like modern America)

In a previous post, I discussed the problem of how 300 (2007, dir. Zack Snyder) depicts the battle of Thermopylae. But the battle isn’t the only problem with the film. We also need to talk about the film’s depiction of Spartan society. (You didn't think that the only problems with this film were in the…

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The mythos behind the battle is cool and all, but in actuality it was a disaster for the Greeks and did very little to slow the Persians down. The battles of Marathon

Meet the Spartans - Painted On Abs Look Fake

Also, the Spartans weren't even particularly good at fighting, just all the other Greeks believed their propaganda. : r/HistoryMemes

300 Essay

Memebase - this is sparta - All Your Memes In Our Base - Funny Memes - Cheezburger

TIL, In the movie 300, a Persian emissary is thrown down a well by Leonidas. In reality, Sparta sent two volunteers back to Persia to be executed, in atonement for the deaths

The 300 Spartans (1962)

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