What famous quote did King Leonidas say near the end of the battle?
Before invading, Xerxes implored the Spartan king Leonidas to surrender his arms. Leonidas famously replied, “Come and take them” (“Molon labe”). Xerxes intended to do just that and thus moved toward Thermopylae.
What was behind Leonidas decision to fight to the end?
Although there has been much speculation around this decision, most historians agree that Leonidas decided to sacrifice himself and his men in order to give enough time for the rest of the army to flee. The Greeks died at the battle of Thermopylae. And the delay of battle also achieved what Leonides had hoped it would.
Who said we Spartans descended from Hercules himself bold Leonidas gave testament to our bloodline his roar was long and loud?
King Leonidas: This is Sparta! Captain: They say we Spartans descended from Hercules himself… Bold Leonidas gave testament to our bloodline…his roar was long and loud.
Did any of the 300 Spartans survive?
Yet there was another man, one of Leonidas’ 300, namely Aristodemus of Sparta, the only survivor of the epic battle. Herodotus believed that had both Aristodemus and Eurytus returned to Sparta alive, or Aristodemus alone been ill and excused from combat, the Spartans would have ascribed no blame to him.
Is the movie 300 based on a true story?
For those who don’t know, the 2006 fantasy action film 300, directed by Zack Snyder, written by Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, and Michael B. Gordan, is based on the 1998 limited comic book series 300, which was written and illustrated by the American comic book artist Frank Miller.
Is the movie 300 a good movie about ancient Greece?
What Chris Chin said. 300 is an extraordinarily accurate movie when it comes to the way the Greeks thought about the Persian Wars, and translating that for modern audiences. That’s not a joke. When I saw 300 I was genuinely blown away by how well it captures what we know of how the Greeks really felt.
What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC?
Battle of Thermopylae. In the late summer of 480 B.C., Leonidas led an army of 6,000 to 7,000 Greeks from many city-states, including 300 Spartans, in an attempt to prevent the Persians from passing through Thermopylae.
What happened in 279 BC in Greece?
In 279 B.C., Gallic forces broke through Greek forces there by using the same alternate route that the Persians did in 480 B.C. In 191 B.C., the Roman army defeated an invasion of Greece by the Syrian king Antiochus III at Thermopylae.