, 9 March 2007 (UTC) 
 ::Addressing some of the concerns that Covenant brought to light does not mean that I am arguing that there were no inaccuracies. Rather, the inaccuracies pointed out by C are not really on target. What should always be kept in  mind is that the film is an adaptation of a comic book. I repeat: a comic book. Not a historical text or cuneiform tablet. 
 ::That said, Covenant was concerned about the usage of the word 'August' to describe the time of year, even though Augustus, for whom the month was named wasn't even born. This is true, but the word was used to describe the date in accordance to our system of measurement for time. Calling it the month of Triglodocic in the hour of scampering would probably have left us scratching our heads in confusion. 
 ::As well, C was concerned that Xerxes was described using the term 'lord of hosts.' It should be noted that indeed Judaism was wandering around, likely lost inthe desert and the founder of Christianity had not yet been born. However, the terms used to describe divinity were not inventions of either of these religions. From Campbell's Power of Myth and Eliade and Sheed's Patterns in Comparative Religion emerge the idea that nothing is new under the sun, so far as how gods (or folk trying to impress upon others their deity) are described. That aside, keep in mind that it may have just been a literary tool to describe both Xerxes' arrogance, and the strong belief that his followers had in him. 
 ::Lastly, while I was also caought up by the film's consistent references to democracy and the like, it appears that that was a function of Miller's comic. While I am almost positive that democracy and freedom were concepts explored before in writings that do not survive to the current day, it seems unlikely that they were unknown concepts to a fellow city-state of Greece. 
 ::Having addressed that, let's get back to the actual film, shall we? 15:49