From the article: He notes that Americans don't understand Iranian history, saying that the movie 300 — with which he seems intimately familiar — was a "complete distortion of Iranian history." Iran, he says, has never invaded anyone in its history.
Incredible....
6 posted on 09/26/2007 7:49:08 AM PDT by waimea.man
"From the article: He notes that Americans don't understand Iranian history, saying that the movie 300 — with which he seems intimately familiar — was a "complete distortion of Iranian history." Iran, he says, has never invaded anyone in its history. Incredible...."
He is right about Iran not invading anyone. All the many invasions by his country were done under the name of Persia.
37 posted on 09/26/2007 8:39:33 AM PDT by Hoof Hearted
(Run*Fred*Run)
"He notes that Americans don't understand Iranian history, saying that the movie 300 — with which he seems intimately familiar — was a "complete distortion of Iranian history." Iran, he says, has never invaded anyone in its history."
So I guess Herodotus, Plutarch and Aeschylus just made it all up for grins and giggles.
57 posted on 09/26/2007 11:37:20 AM PDT by joebuck