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Originally Posted by James
Nice link on the battle:
http://www.answers.com/topic/300-spartans
Jon, its my understanding that the Greek Hoplite wore a full armor back then. Armed with a large shield an 8 foot spear and short thrusting sword. So the half naked guys would have been an invention of Frank Miller.
I think the hoplite and the phalanx are considered the prototype for the roman legion.
What I thought was neat is that some of the quotes from the movie are actually attributed to the historical Spartans.
"Then we shall fight in the shade"
"come and take them(our weapons)" |
Good link-does fill in some information that I have a feeling is not in movie.
The History Channel did a two hours show on this as well last week-keep an eye out for repeats.
As the link states, the armor, weapons, skills and tactics of the Spartans were what kept them in the "game" so long.
As well as the Navy, which according the History Channel, did better that what your link seems to indicate.
For it was the Greek Navy that kept them from being out flanked at the very beginning.
And the Spartans armor was the for-runner of the design of our Kevlar.