To: shibumi
That WAS good! I learned a lot just watching that battle. Notice how they rode in on horseback, while clutching two swords, literally slicing their way through any resistance. Of course in those days, if you fell off your horse, or worse, got your foot caught in a stirrup, you were probably a goner. Not a lot of second chances. I liked the airal shots, to study the formations, some similar to American Football plays. The director does more here with less buckets o blood.
To: lee martell
quite stunning!
8 posted on
03/13/2014 12:06:22 AM PDT by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: lee martell
"The director does more here with less buckets o blood."
Exactly.
9 posted on
03/13/2014 12:17:36 AM PDT by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: lee martell
Just a bit of trivia, Lee:
Stirrups were not used in Europe or the Middle East until the Huns invaded the late Roman Empire, around 450A.D. Stirrups are a Far Eastern invention.
10 posted on
03/13/2014 12:18:29 AM PDT by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF USA CITIZEN PARENTS)
To: lee martell
The stirrup hadnt been invented at the time of the greek persian wars.
14 posted on
03/13/2014 12:32:58 AM PDT by
Vanders9
To: lee martell
I trust that your response is sarcastic. Any relation between the 300 genre and reality is purely coincidental. Cavalry fighting with swords in both hands .
20 posted on
03/13/2014 10:40:23 AM PDT by
bagman
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