"Spartans (western warriors) defend themselves against the hordes of ISLAM (Persia). It's no wonder elitists condemn it." We seriously need an IQ test to join this freakin place.
Lighten up kid. I don't suppose you've noticed that the lefties have derided this movie as a Pro-Bush propagandistic allegory along these lines?
Not all of the great unwashed here have the benefit of a college education in ancient history. As another second-generation American (who cringes at the use of hyphenated-American to describe myself), I'll suggest you learn some manners before the call for IQ tests for this forum. You sound quite 'off the boat' to me.
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I was trying to make the geneological connection from the Persians to Iranian Arabs. Apparently, I did it poorly. And yes, I do see allegorical sigificance in the story of the 300.
After Abraham's wife Sarah died, he took another wife by the name of Keturah (Gen.25:1). He bare other sons, Medan and Midian which made up the lands of the Medes and Midianites (Gen.25:2). These were half-brothers with Ishmael (Arab peoples), but not the 'seed of Promise', which was and still is, Isaac.
As can possibly be seen today, with the conflicts between the Arab peoples and the Nation state of Israel, since Ishmael was Abraham's 'firstborn', and the 'birthright' is to go to the 'firstborn' by Law, Ishmael feels cheated out of his birthright, and wishes to claim It. These are part of the reasons why the Palestinians have refused to declare Israel as a Nation, and are so vehemently opposed to Israelites, including Christians. It's an 'old wound' that will not be healed until Shiloh returns.
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