[GoLightly]

I have read a fair amount of military history of the ancient Greeks. I would say that was not a consideration for going to war in 5th and 4th century BC Greece.

That's not what I was talking about. Think more in terms of stuff about the "Huns" & "Nips" in WWII.

If you haven't seen the movie "300", I would recommend renting it.

The reason I went to the movie had to do with knowing the story.

[stripes1776]

That's not what I was talking about. Think more in terms of stuff about the "Huns" & "Nips" in WWII.

Well, you are jumping ahead quite a number of years. I am not convinced that we can project 20th century ideas back into history and claim to understand people who lived 2000 years ago. Understanding doesn't necessarily mean approving, but I have seen too much debunking of history to be fan of that approach.

But I'm still not clear about your meaning. Are you saying that Plutarch was trying to demonize the Spartans for some reason? And if so, for what purpose? There was no war against Sparta at this time.

The reason I went to the movie had to do with knowing the story.

I hope you enjoyed the movie. Of course it was a movie, not a documentary. But I think it probably introduced a lot of people to the importance of the battle of Thermopylae.

[longtermmemmory]

Victor David Hansen was the history consultant for that movie.

[UCANSEE2]

Merry Christmas!!!

PART 1

http://movie6.net/?p=630

PART 2

http://movie6.net/?p=631