Persian arrows were so numerous that they blotted out the sun.
"So much the better, we shall fight in the shade." - Dienekes, a Spartan soldier at the Battle of Termopylae.
King Xerxes of Persia asked Leonidas to surrender their arms.
"Come take them". - Leonidas, leader of 300 Spartans at the Battle of Termopylae.
The Battle of Thermopylae is a famous battle in 480 B.C. where 7000 Greeks led by 300 Spartans fought a Persian army many times their size and held them at bay for 2 days at the Pass of Termopylae.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
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You forget to mention about Frank Miller's 300
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