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The 300 Spartans is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film [1] depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. It was directed by Rudolph Maté and stars Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, David Farrar, Diane Baker and Barry Coe. Produced with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was filmed in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese.
- $76,520,000
- Rudolph Maté, George St. George
- £500,000 (approximately $1,350,000.)
- Manos Hadjidakis
Furthermore, the numbers changed later on in the battle when most of the army retreated and only approximately 3,000 men remained (300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, 400 Thebans, possibly up to 900 helots, and 1,000 Phocians stationed above the pass, less the casualties sustained in the previous days). Strategic and tactical considerations
- 21–23 July, 20 August or 8–10 September 480 BC
- Persian victory
A historical adventure film about the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans fought against the Persian army. IMDb provides cast and crew details, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (7.5K)
- Rudolph Maté
- Approved
- Adventure, Drama, History
- “This Is Sparta”
- Agoge System
- Persians on The Hunt For Land and Water
- The Spartan Profession
- Gates of Fire
- The Spartan’s Weakness
- Revenge
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Ever since he was born, in 540 BC, like any Spartan, the infant would have a life full of trials. For the Spartans, life was a constant struggle for survival. From the very day of his birth, his mother bathed his fragile body in a large vessel filled with wine to see if the child was strong enough to withstand a life full of challenges, cruelty, an...
As he was not considered the heir to the throne, at the age of seven, Leonidas began his hard military training in the Agoge system to become a killing machine. The training was designed to discipline, train, and develop the physical tenacity of Spartan boys. Leonidas, like many other Spartan boys, lived in common barracks and was fed strictly with...
481 BC: horsemen from the east appeared as messengers from the great king-god Xerxes of Persia. Messengers roamed the Greek lands to demand “land” and “water” — a form of obedience to the Persian Empire. But Athens and Sparta refused and decided that they must form alliances and defend themselves. The Corinthian Congress was held in the autumn, dur...
On the other hand, the Spartans were equipped like any Greek hoplite: chiton (tunic) or exomis, himation (cloak), bronze foot coverings, armor with bronze pectorals, and Corinthian helmets. The Spartans wore long hair and beards. They had no other obligation than to fight and train all their lives, given that the production was provided by helots. ...
The two passages were defended against the Persian invasion. The land passage, Thermopylae, was defended by 7,000 Greeks while Artemisium was defended by 271 ships. Thermopylae was the place where the numerical superiority of the Persians did not matter due to the difficult relief. A phalanx of hoplites could stop the advance, without the risk of b...
The next day, the Persians thought about how to find a weak point of the Greeks. The Greeks were organized into detachments after their hometowns and fought hard while the Phocians were stationed on the mountain to guard a pass. They continued to attack only to taste the Greek iron again, and so they retreated to their camps again. The Spartans mer...
The Greeks had lost a battle, not the war. A year later, 80,000 Spartans led by the nephew of the fallen king, Pausanias, were to defeat the 120,000 Persians at Plataea. Unlike the Athenians, the Spartans left nothing material behind. But their glorious heroism at Thermopylae and their lifestyle remained in people’s memory. The Battle of Thermopyla...
The 300 Spartans legend is a mythical story of a small army of Greek warriors who fought against the Persian invasion at Thermopylae in 480 BC. Learn about the history and culture of the Spartans, the real heroes behind the 300 Spartans, and the challenges they faced in this article.
Mar 9, 2007 · Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user and critic reviews of 300, a movie based on the ancient battle of Thermopylae. Learn about the plot, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more of this stylized and graphic film.
- Zack Snyder
- 3 min
The Battle of Thermopylae: How 300 Spartans stood against the massive Persian army. In 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta faced an enormous invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae. The Persians, led by King Xerxes, had a numerical advantage of over 2:1 and expected an easy victory.
Dec 2, 2009 · In the late summer of 480 B.C., Leonidas led an army of 6,000 to 7,000 Greeks from many city-states, including 300 Spartans, in an attempt to prevent the Persians from passing through Thermopylae.
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