Diane baker as ellas and barry coe as phylon provide the romantic element. I think that visually 300 is beautiful and the story is a very simple but detailed story about king leonidas and his 300 spartans. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Even though he is a slave of the spartans, he begins to admire their bravery and courage. While it can be argued that the spartans themselves. The 300 spartans is a 1962 cinemascope movie depicting the battle of thermopylae. Then there is a comic book like 300 which is based off a historical moment in history, when the sparta and athens along with other greek citystates united to battle the mighty persia. Battle of thermopylae of 480 bc, an alliance of south greek citystates fought the invading persian army in the pass of thermopylae. The 300 spartans led by the spartan king leonidas met the persians by thermopylae, while the naval forces, which were under the athenian.
One of its main objections to millers representation of thermopylae is that it eradicates the contributions of other greeks to the conflict and also conveniently ignores the failure of the spartans to participate in the battle of marathon ten years previously. Made with the cooperation of the greek government, it was shot in the village of perachora in the peloponnese. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. His political motivation for 300 is made clear in an interview with a comic book. Leonidas, king of sparta, leads a small force of three hundred menhis personal bodyguardto a place known as the hot. This film is at the extreme end of adaptation distillation a young, oneeyed spartan soldier relates to a group of soldiers how recent events came to pass. Frank millers 1998 graphic novel 300 depicts the same battle of thermopylae. Herodotuss histories does not identify the traitor ephialtes as ugly and hunchbacked, or even as spartan. Frank miller is the author of the comic book basis for the movie 300. But the spartans are betrayed by a goatherd, ephialtes, who tells the persians of a littleknown trail by which they can traverse the mountain and attack the spartans from the rear.
Hundreds of warriors died violent deaths 2,000 years ago, and their bodies and weapons are being excavated from beneath a danish bog. The comic artist saw the 300 spartans as a boy and said it changed the course. Written by john burke, the 300 spartans adapts the screenplay. Sparta was just the capital of lacedaemonia, hence the l on their shields, not an s but an l calling them spartans isnt exactly wrong but is not exa. This website is dedicated to king leonidas, the 300 spartans, 700 thespians and other greek warriors who fought to the death during the battle of thermopylae hot gates in august, 480 b. The spartan and thespian last stand has been immortalized in the works of herodotus and glorified in the 1962 movie the 300 spartans starring richard egan, along with many other mediums consisting of. This 1961 epic was hollywoods first attempt at recreating the battle of thermopylae. Herodotus was born around the time the battle was fought. Tony robbins zack snyder did his undergraduate studying painting at the heatherly school of fine art in england and the art college of design in california. Hence, they are pulling out all the stops to motivate our people into a war against iran. If you saw or read frank millers 300 then you need to read this book.
Did 300 spartans hold off a persian army of millions. King leonidas leads a spartan army of only 300 men into battle against the army of xerxes i of persia, a force. Persians under xerxes had both a land and a sea force with which they attempted to defeat those greeks who wouldnt willingly accept persian domination, as many greek citystates had already done. A quick look at the 300 spartans history reveals that all of the spartan soldiers had plumes on their helmets. The 300 spartans led by the spartan king leonidas met the persians by thermopylae, while the naval forces, which were under. Thus spake the the oracle at delphi, long ago, as recorded by herodotus, the father of history, in book 7 of the histories. The 300 spartans is a 1962 cinemascope epic film depicting the battle of thermopylae. This was the prophecy that was given prior to the greek stand at thermopylae in which 300 spartans and 700 men of thespiae made one of the most heroic stands in the history of the world. It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is very loosely based on the battle of artemisium and the battle of salamis with considerable altering of historical facts. The persians attack, and great numbers of their soldiers are slaughtered in the narrow pass.
A young, oneeyed spartan soldier relates to a group of soldiers how recent events came to pass. Due to the prominence of the battle in other sources and in the. It will surprise precisely nobody that the 300 movies are not historically accurate portrayals of the spartans, but the movies do lean on an existing myth. Ancient israel had its own version of the valiant 300 under the leadership of gideon. Strategically they lost because reinforcements from the peloponnese didnt arrive on time. The main location of the 300 spartans is the lake vouliagmenis the pass of thermopylae near perachora. The 300 spartans and their 7,000 allies at thermopylae, the 300 theban sacred band, and the littleknown battle of the 300 champions, fought very early in greek history. Frank miller brings his unique style mostly known to me at least from the masterful batman. The battle of the 300 spartans linkedin slideshare. This film is at the extreme end of adaptation distillation. Rise of an empire is a 2014 american period action film written and produced by zack snyder and directed by noam murro. Its interesting for the scenes it includes that the movie doesnt. There are very few epic movies, whose sequels are going to be released in future and 300 is also one of them.
Were the spartans truly the greatest warriors of all time. In the comic book world there are sadly few examples of comics that tackle the ancient world, but this is by far the best i have come across. It was shot in the village of perachora in the peloponnese. Vastly outnumbered, the greeks delayed the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. This book is very much like a comic book in terms of layout and illustrations. The battle is revisited in countless adages and works of popular culture, such as in films e. A small force led by king leonidas of sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of xerxes i could pass. Cinema based on true story and those based on history records or likely facts sometime builds ones soul but others destroy it. So the battle of thermopylae included a land and sea component. Tactically, they lost because the phocians were not vigilant and were surprised by the persians. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the.
God did not promise israel deliverance at the time of their idolatry and disobedience because they knew better. As swordandsandal films go, the 300 spartans is a good one, but dont expect hardedged action and graphic violence of the 300 sort. Rise of an empire, was released in 2014 and collected huge profit at boxoffice. Frank millers 300 is genius because its the story of the 300 spartans probably exactly as they would have wanted it to be told.
Thermopylae books about the battle of thermopylae thoughtco. This book is about the battle of thermopylae in ancient greece, where 300. Both are fictionalized retellings of the battle of thermopylae within the persian wars. A small army of greeks spearheaded by three hundred spartans do. In fact, herodotus account of the battle, in book vii of his histories, is such an important source that paul cartledge. Book recommendation the vampires song when mark thompson goes across the bridge from texas into mexico for a night of fun, he has no idea that the sexy stripper who ends up on his lap is a vampire.
Following a more historical account of the first spartan reposte to the persian invaders than. For more than thirty years burke novelised a large number of stage plays, film and tv scripts. One time i watched the 300 movie based on story of king leonidas of sparta and his 300 spartans, as i was digesting that movie, the story of gideon and his 300 israel army in the holy bible came up in my mind and i began expounding it more and more in book of judges. Heres what we now know about the spartan and greek sacrifice that occurred that day. Miller doesnt say how many greeks remained for the climactic battleyoud think 300 spartans and maybe a dozen others, when there were between 700 and. Violent but gorgeous, 300 is a fantastic comic book based in the doomed mission of the spartans against the persians. One of which was a hollywood film the lion of sparta 1961. Vahan surabian end show slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. It was certainly a welcome break from some of the nonsense pedalled in hollywood movies. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae by steven. Miller doesnt say how many greeks remained for the climactic battleyoud think 300 spartans and maybe a dozen others, when there were between 700 and 1,100 greeks.
Remains of hundreds of ancient warriors found in bog. This version is supposedly what influenced frank miller to make his graphic novel. Though warned of the imminent danger, leonidas chooses to make a stand. Shortly before this film arrived, i had been pointed to this particularly scourifying critique of frank millers 300 2006.
The main character of the book is a slave who is captured by the spartans. Battle of thermopylae, in which the spartan king leonidis, played by richard egan, led a remarkably small number of men to victory over an invading. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of 300. God first encounters gideon cowering in a winepress, ironically calling him a mighty man of valor, prophetically forecasting gideons role as a. The film was directed by zack snyder, while miller served as executive producer and consultant. Battle of the 300 champions when sparta and argos best. The most detailed account of the battle can be found in herodotus book 7. This novel shatters the absurd caricature of the spartans from the movie 300, which depicted them as contemptuous of their position and unafraid. The 300 spartans led by the spartan king leonidas met the persians by thermopylae, while the naval forces, which were under the athenian themistocles, met them by sea, most importantly at artemisium. It stars richard egan as the spartan king leonidas, sir ralph richardson as themistocles of athens and david farrar as persian king xerxes, with diane baker as. Hello, i know that herodotus wrote down the names of the 300 spartans at thermopylae because he said that they deserved to be remembered. Dude, if it wasnt for the dead men of dunharrow, everybody would be goners. The dark knight returns and illustrates the legendary.
I like it, so many half knowledgeable answers but none really correct. It didnt collect more than the 1 st part, but managed to collect large amount at boxoffice. Now i wonder if anyone know where i can find these, cuz i dont, please send a link in that case. Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. In the 90s, he started out in film by working as a director and cinematographer on music videos and commercials for. The battle of thermopylae was fought between an alliance of greek citystates, led by king. This book is about the battle of thermopylae in ancient greece, where 300 spartans fought to the death. It stars richard egan as the spartan king leonidas i, ralph richardson as themistocles of athens, and david farrar as persian king xerxes. Before persia was a grave threat, actually while cyrus the great was building persia into an ancient superpower, the greeks quite often fought amongst themselves. Above all this is a book for an intelligent reader who already knows soemthing about the 300 spartans and is looking for something informative and convincing as well as entertaining. With richard egan, ralph richardson, diane baker, barry coe.
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