ORez
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David said:My problems with 300:
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2. You ferociously fight against a huge army of Persians and at the end you decide to give up?! WTF?!
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The legend of Thermopylae as told by Herodotus has it that Sparta consulted the Oracle at Delphi before setting out to meet the Persian army. The Oracle is said to have made the following prophecy in hexameter verse: O ye men who dwell in the streets of broad Lacedaemon! Either your glorious town shall be sacked by the children of Perseus, Or, in exchange, must all through the whole Laconian country Mourn for the loss of a king, descendant of great Heracles. He cannot be withstood by the courage of bulls nor of lions, Strive as they may; he is mighty as Jove; there is naught that shall stay him, Till he have got for his prey your king, or your glorious city. In essence, the Oracle's warning was that either Sparta would be conquered and left in ruins or one of her two hereditary kings, descendant of Hercules, must sacrifice his life to defend her. (Wikipedia) --- And that is exaclty what happened. Leonidas died saving Sparta, and greater Greece, which was ultimately defended successfully. He had to die so that the prophecy of the Oracle could come true and Sparta be saved. The kneeling and attempt on life part might be just fiction, but he did die in the end. |