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 The true story of the movie Sparta 300 .. and the errors that were received in it

The story of this film revolves around King Leonidas, played by the American artist Jared Butler, who led 300 Spartan soldiers in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, which was waged against the Persian holy King Xerxes Sha, played by the artist Rodrigo Santoro. Led by a greater number of soldiers who are commanded by King Leonidas

It is estimated at more than 100,000 soldiers, and after the battle became more powerful, the wife of King Leonidas, Queen Gorgo, who is embodied by Lena Headey, in this battle all the Greek cities and states united against the Persian armies led by King Khashyar Sha, whose goal was to invade them in a mountain crossing called the name thermobaby

The Persian king waited for 10 days for the Spartan king to surrender, but this did not happen. This battle lasted for about three days, during which the Persian army won. The strange thing in this battle is that all the Spartan soldiers were killed except for one soldier. This soldier recounted all the events of this battle. In a story and a will bearing the name Remember us

It is worth noting that this battle was a major betrayal by Ephialtes, a local Greek citizen, who informed the King of Persia of the road map that leads to the city of Thermopylae (which is the road that the Persian army surrounded and defeated the Greeks).

In this battle, there was a highlight of the great skill of the Spartan king, who led his army of 300 soldiers against the Persian king, who leads more than a million soldiers, as the Spartan king took advantage of the narrow mountain crossing (Thermopylae). Ten soldiers, and on one side there is a steep mountain ledge

This crossing was one of the important strategic sites in the battle. It is worth noting that the reason that prompted the Spartan king to this battle was the goal of the Persian king, as his goal was to control the Greek city of Sparta, and that began when he sent Xerxes as a messenger to the Persian king, and when he met the king of Sparta He presented the idea of ​​the Persian king to control Sparta and the colonies around it

The answer of the Spartan king was refusal, then he decided to launch a battle against the king of the Persians before that he prepared a strong army and did not give up and decided to choose the best 300 soldiers in his army. Great, but they refused it

The reason for their refusal is due to his refusal to offer Xerixes, after that he went to the battlefield with his army, and fought with all the meanings of sacrifice, courage, and heroism.

What distinguishes the story of this film from the rest of the world's epic films is the ingenuity of the Greek army and their choice of a huge war strategy, which was aimed at exploiting the terrain of the region, which had a role in giving them the advantage in all the battles they made during their rule, as this point helped them greatly to Despite the small number of soldiers

Among the most important battles that they used this strategy in was the Battle of the Marathon, and the Battle of Salamis (a naval battle that took place next to the Battle of Hot Gates), and the other reason why the Spartan Greek army did not lose quickly is due to the professional way of using military weapons and exploiting their equipment in an ingenious way

The movie highlighted huge weapons such as the long spear, heavy shields, and light swords.

Despite the overwhelming success, the huge technologies in which the film was filmed, and the large revenues and huge prizes that this film won, it faced a strong wave of anger from the audience due to the errors it contained, the most prominent of which are:

The director of the movie, Zack Snyder, filmed all the scenes of the Spartan army while they were not wearing only underwear with a red robe, that is, almost naked, and according to the audience's opinion, their robe resembled Superman's dress, while that was not present in that period, and the film was based heavily on the Lynne Farley and Frank Miller comic strips and did not take the historical truth into account.

One of the most important mistakes made in the film is that the Greek state of Sparta was ruled by two kings, the first king was the one who participated in the war and led the army during it, and the second king was the one who continued to lead the Greek Sparta, and not a single king as mentioned in the movie, it is worth noting that The second king had a disciplined army and stood by the people.

According to what was mentioned in the film, there was a young boy training and hunting in the mountainous areas alone, contrary to what was stated in the story and historical evidence, and according to historical sources, all warriors of young ages were not allowed to train alone. There were small groups dedicated to their training.

The goal of these groups is to avoid loss of life and to teach them how to work together and collaborate to create a successful fighting team.

One of the most important mistakes is that the political system of Sparta in that period consisted of thirty respectable and cooperative members with the people, according to history books, while the film gave an idea to viewers about the rulers who are monsters and do not carry any mercy in their hearts, as stated in historical books, There should only be twenty-eight members

And every one of them is not less than sixty years old, except for the two kings who ruled Sparta, where they were not more than sixty years old, and all of them have a proud history as well as important relations with an elite of the senior Greek people.

Directed by Zack Snyder

Screenplay by

Zack Snyder

Kurt Johnstad

Michael B. Gordon

Based on

300

by Frank Miller

Lynn Varley

Produced by

Gianni Nunnari

Mark Canton

Bernie Goldmann

Jeffrey Silver

Starring

Gerard Butler

Lena Headey

David Wenham

Dominic West

Cinematography Larry Fong

Edited by William Hoy

Music by Tyler Bates

Production

companies

Legendary Pictures

Virtual Studios

Atmosphere Entertainment MM

Hollywood Gang Productions

Distributed by Warner Bros.

Release dates

December 9, 2006 (Butt-Numb-A-Thon)

February 14, 2007 (Berlin)

March 9, 2007 (United States)

Running time 116 minutes

Country United States

Language English