Empire‚ were over two battles that took place during the Persian war that spanned from 499 to 449 BC. The two Battles were the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salamis both happened in 480 BC. The main source of these facts come from a man named Herodotus who is called‚ and was called the father of history. The movie 300 was based off the Battle of Thermopylae‚ the Spartans sent 300 men to fight the Persians at a narrow passage‚ among these 300 men was the spartan king Leonidas. These 300 men
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mountain pass at a place now made famous by the battle fought there — Thermopylae (the Hot Gates). The reason why Leonidas appeared with only a token force was that Sparta was at that time celebrating a religious festival; the reason why the other Greek forces were so scanty was that their cities were celebrating their Olympic games. Neither Sparta‚ famous for there fighting men‚ nor her allies thought that the battle of Thermopylae would be engaged as soon as it was‚ so the matter stood and there was
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300 Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician
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Battle of the Last 300 Spartans (Battle of Thermopylae thər-mop-i-lee[->0]) The battle was fought around August 7th or September 8th‚ in the year of 490 B.C. It was fought by the alliance of the Greek city-states under the power of King Leonidas of the Spartans and the Persian Empire Xerxes. A force of 7‚300 Greek men marched to guard the passage of Thermopylae. King Leonidas heard that a force of Persian troops were marching to take the passage‚ which was vital to the Greeks. The passage
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Katy Carlin Professor Lipkin HISTO 1110 June 21‚ 2013 The Battle of Thermopylae According to the essay Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece‚ from The Histories‚ Herodotus was a very famous historian‚ who gave his account of the battle of Thermopylae. It is significant though to recognize that Herodotus was Greek and giving an account of what happened when the Persians defeated them. In the text Xerxes has many incidents that portray him as superstitious and tyrannical. Some examples of
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years leading up to‚ during‚ and shortly after the legendary Battle of Thermopylae through the eyes of a Spartan helot by the name of Xeones. It shows the fortitude and strength of character required by the Spartans to defy the Persian aggressor Xerxes‚ buying time for their country to prepare a proper defense with their lives. Steven Pressfield does more than just tell the story of what happened during the battle of Thermopylae (which in and of itself is a phenomenal story)‚ he uses it as a backdrop
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The Fall Spartan Military Power A garrison society along with built up tension will result in the inevitable fall of one of the most notorious nations of all time. Sparta was a place‚ a people like no other. The way in which they managed their daily affairs lead to restriction of rights. The Spartan Idealism and Spartan Law aided in the collapse of Sparta. " Sparta stood for the complete antithesis to Athens‚ with here brilliant culture‚ freedom-loving but fickle democracy and cult of
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“Did I hear that right? There is a plan to fight Persia at Thermopylae?” My friend Aesop asked. We were coming out of a meeting at the barracks. “Yes‚ my friend‚ we will defend the pass from the invaders‚” I replied.In the meeting in the barracks‚ King Leonidas had told us that he was going to hand pick 300 of our elite soldiers to fight Persia. “Did you know‚ Acacius?” he asked me‚ “Only fathers will be going on this mission.” He was correct. The king was only picking soldiers who had children
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his late his father’s defeat at Marathon‚ he led an army of 150‚000 men and a navy consisting of 600 triremes (war vessels) into Greece‚ defeating the Greeks in the infamous Battle of Thermopylae. Pre-Battle During August 480 BCE Athenians fled to the Island of Salamis after the Greek loss at the Battle of Thermopylae whilst Persian forces ravished their city Athens. Joined by the remaining Greek fleet after their Battle in Artemisium with the Athenian commander Themistocles. This Greek presence on
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ancient temple ruins that stand reminiscent of its extraordinary history (Harrison 2000). At the same time‚ the classical Greek period also marked the beginning of the second Persian invasion which consisted of three major battles: the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis in 480 BCE‚ followed by the battle of Platea in 479. The significance of Cleisthenes’ democratic reforms and Themistocles’ military naval project in the liberation of Greece from Persia will
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