Spartans and Ancient Hellines: The Bravest Soldiers of all times!

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2007)

I am a big fan of Frank Millers job, and of course i think that "300" is one of his best books ever. The movie is based in the fact that 300 Spartan Soldiers with 600 Soldiers of Thespia (todays Fthiotida)were stood in a small passage, against the mightiest (in numbers) army of ancient times. In the movie (and the comic book) the 600 thespians are not included nobody knows why... I think that who ever want to watch the movie, knowing and feeling, what is really the story about, should definitely read the great best seller book "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield. At last Hollywood discovered that the Ancient Greeks not only were the mightiest and most trained soldiers ever, but they kept Europe safe from Dynasty and slavery. It is the first movie that really shows how the ancient Greeks fought, killing with tactics and with no mercy. A critical detail about the man to man sword fights, between Persians and Greeks, is that the Spartan soldiers were "dressed" with an armory full of copper and the Persians were dressed with armories of wood or leathers, so they were easily splattered by the well trained swordsmen of Sparta... Anyhow we should give our congratulations to the makers and actors of "300" for "teleporting" us to the bravest and most crucial battle of all times!