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The reason they were called the immortals wasn't because they couldn't die, it was because when one of them did die in battle, he was immediately replaced. The number remained 10,000 at all times. The battle of the 300 was brutal and they certainly earned their place in history. Historians argue over how many casualties they caused but it was somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 out of the 200,000 estimated in Xerxes' total army. The Athenians put about 1500-2000 men on the line in the battle of the gates, and they caused quite a bit of damage too. Spartan Krypteia (the 300) were the finest trained soldiers in the world though so they contributed the bulk of the persian casualties. They're trained very similarly to Army Rangers today, but even more brutally punished for wrong-doing and were EXTREMELY dangerous men. Modern military training is similar to Agoge
Addie is such a sweet summer child, isn't she?
Esay times make weak men, weak men make hard times (where we are now), hard times make strong men, strong men make easy times…
If one wants longer "easy times" one must have strong men…
Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes is brutal and unforgettable 😊
32:13 best ending
It was glorious to watch in the cinema as I did. Very entertaining movie. I have heard it's very close to the comic book, which I never read. The story is of course based on a real story, though for obvious reasons not everything is 1 to 1 accurate.
Surprised to see you do a reaction of this, but glad you did.
1) Tale told by a Spartan. He would never credit the Athenian navy for why the Persians did not just sail around.
suggestion- Zulu (1964)
Are you not Entertained? Watch Gladiator.
300 is based on a graphic novel, which is based on a 1962 film called "The 300 Spartans," which is based on Herodotus' accounts of the Greco-Persian Wars called "The Histories." It's mean't to be stylized, but that's what makes it entertaining.
I love this movie for it's story telling, action, and fitness inspiration. However I always thought it was an interesting choice to make the message about resisting tyranny when, in real life, Sparta had a slave class called helots which were property of the state. They were the ones that worked the fields and supported the economy so that the real Spartans could focus on militaristic expansion.
The history of Iran has nothing to do with you
This movie is fake
Very interesting angle regarding the insult "Ephialtes, may you live forever." I kind of interpret this figuratively. By saying that, Leonidas tells him his name and his treason will live forever in history. And it ended up being true. More than 2 and a half millennia after the battle of Thermopylae, and we still can find from the books (or this movie) that the name of the Traitor was Ephialtes of Trachis.
Another one you should check out in the same vein as this and Gladiator is Troy with Brad Pitt. Very fun "kinda based on history" war movie. It's based on Homer's Iliad.
Sparta – fighting for free men everywhere, and their right to own many slaves lol
Speaking of being entertained – Have you watched Gladiator?
The art here is excellent. But in fact, Spartans did surrender at times, and were not exceptionally good people.
Molon Labe, “Come and take them” was King Leonidas reply to the demand by Xerxes I that the Spartans surrender their weapons. The exchange between Leonidas and Xerxes occurs in writing, on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae. This battle cry has since been used in many wars and battles!
I remember taking Ancient Greece in college. Most of the 'training' that they showed around the Spartans was true. The big difference was their rite of passage. Instead of killing a wolf they would sneak out and murder a slave.
lol at your facial expressions at the 27 minute mark😅
i should have born in sparta. Discarded instantly and don't have to experience miserable life
Your facial expressions when the violence hits is priceless! Great reaction! 🤘😎✌️
I'm FtM and when I was transitioning my doctor recommended watching this movie 3 times a day instead of hormone replacement therapy he said it increases testosterone more than anything else
Our BEES will block out the sun. Then we will HUG in the shade.
Without those 300 individuals the western civilization would be much different today
300 is a GREAT movie.
Supposedly those big bronze shields weighed 40 pounds.
Girls watching first few minutes: "What terrible villains! "
-no, no, they are good guys
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You are the only non-historian reacter who actually understood the "may you live forever" line was a massive insult in Sparta.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.