Last Stand of the 300

[rebeltf]

Anyone else catch this show on History ? I wont ruin it for ya but it is a documentary done in sort of a Miller style , very enjoyable to watch and factual for educational purposes.
Highly recommend.. :thumbup:


http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/stand-300/286630

After Custer, Thermopylae is the most famous last stand in history. In a narrow pass in Northern Greece, seven thousand Greek soldiers await an onslaught of epic proportions. They will soon face the largest fighting force ever assembled--the war machine of the mighty Persian Empire, estimated at over a million men. The Greeks are led by three hundred of the most ferocious warriors of the ancient world--the Spartans. Their leader is the fearless King Leonidas, who after this battle would be catapulted into legend. When it is over, every Spartan in the pass will have sacrificed his life for freedom. Creating a fresh visual style and using new technologies we will dramatically recreate the significant events that lead to Thermopylae and the clash of arms.

http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=214233

 

[jamarlatt]

I watched it the other day and really liked it, it was very interesting.

 

[S. Brown]

yeah I saw it too, it was well done.

 

[TorzJohnson]

I was just reading about the battle on Wikipedia, and found this:

After the expedition to Greece had got under way, Xerxes sent messengers to all Greek cities offering blandishments if they would submit, and asking for "earth and water" from their soil as a token of their submission. Many smaller states submitted. However, the Athenians threw their envoys into a pit and the Spartans threw theirs into a well, taunting them with the retort, "Dig it out for yourselves" (referring to the 'earth and water' demand).

They knew how to make a point back then.