The 300 Spartans!

[Harikari]

Originally posted by Mormacil

Originally posted by KuKulzA
guys remember, 300 was based on a comic book.... so many things were exaggerated for the young virgin minds of American youths generation ago...
but keep in mind... despite being outnumbered... the Spartans in that battle had better armor, training, leadership, and morale than the Persians... every Spartan hoplite had much more training put into him than the Farsi peasant mustered from his farmlands... with a crappy sword and a wicker shield...
and these Persians are fighting for a Shah, not for their own country and the lives of their families....
and not only are they in a foreign land but against a well held position, having survived sea-warfare and mountainous warfare... where at home their mountains and plains are different from Greece's... just a lot to think about...

and to add to that... Spartan were kinda badass... :lol:

I will probably see this movie this Friday perhaps...

Erm.... no way. The persian Immortals were called Immortal because of the fact they never lost a singel battle. They were the persian elite troops, Persia which was way stronger then a united Greece.

But then again yeah the Spartans had the best soldiers in Greece, although the Athenes had a much better general, forgot his name.

Actually, they werent as well trained as the spartans, and, they were called immortals because on the battlefield they would all wear black masks, and be completely silent

whenever one would die, he would be replaced by another immortal, so it looked like you were killing the same guy over and over, hence the immortals. They were elite, but thats not where they got thier name

[Mormacil]

My bad memory then, sorry

[Shadow]

Some info from my uncle (He is like the Greekest person in the whole world)


He saw the trailer and in the movie it makes the Persians look like total neanderthals,thats not the case.


Back then Ancient Greece and Persia were the most advanced Empires,and in the movie some are mutated barbarians!!!

It may be incorrect,but i think its gonna be fantastic,i saw the trailer and i adore the bit where the Spartan cuts all the arrows off his shield.



Awesome!!!!

[Mormacil]

The spartans rule First democratic sytem, best trained warriors, far more emancipated then the Athenes

[WhiteWizard]

And the ephors. :lmao:
Which I've been pronouncing wrong for awhile.

[A_flyboy]

History Channel had a thing on about this. It was interesting.

Spartans were trimmed to be warriors from the first day. any imperfect babies were left on a hillside to die. The "little league" for them was flogging competitions ouch . They only got gravestones if they died in battle (or childbirth for women). they had to kill a slave (in a stealth op) as a right of passage.

it was really harsh. Its no wonder they were so kickass.

they only sent 300 of the thousand of spartans in their population, which kinda shows you what they thought of the war, even factoring in the fact that they had terrain advantages.

[Kodama]

Yeah i have seen the movie today, it was entertaining, but it's not in my top 10 list of best movies ever.

[Shadow]

Originally posted by A_flyboy
History Channel had a thing on about this. It was interesting.

Spartans were trimmed to be warriors from the first day. any imperfect babies were left on a hillside to die. The "little league" for them was flogging competitions ouch . They only got gravestones if they died in battle (or childbirth for women). they had to kill a slave (in a stealth op) as a right of passage.

it was really harsh. Its no wonder they were so kickass.

they only sent 300 of the thousand of spartans in their population, which kinda shows you what they thought of the war, even factoring in the fact that they had terrain advantages.

Yes what most of Flyboy said is correct,mutated or sick or "weak" babies were killed or abandoned,the Spartans were extremely healthy.


But thinking of it,if i was born back then i would've wanted to be sick so i could be killed,the life the healthy Spartans lived was extremely harsh,boys at 7 were put into dormetries where they were starved and trained and disciplined,the older boys would even beat the younger boys up if a Spartan Elite said so.


A story proving how powerfull and how much willpower a young spartan boy held i'll tell you,its one of the favourites i've heard.


Spartan boys would hunt and eating dead animal corpses etc was forbidden,so one boy killed a fox and wanted to eat it (RAW BTW) but he saw Spartan Guards coming and he held it under his shirt,the spartans approached the boy and talked to him.The fox was eating through his stomach but the boy didnt say one thing,he stood there silent and listening,he didnt show one sign of distress and later ate the fox.

[Mormacil]

I heard the kid actually died...

I also got another short story for you about Spartans:
"An old man wandering around the Olympic Games looking
for a seat was jeered at by the crowd until he reached the
seats of the Spartans, whereupon every Spartan younger
than him, and some that were older, stood up and offered
him their seat. The crowd applauded and the old man turned
to them with a sigh, saying "All Greeks know what is right,
but only the Spartans do it."

[InsanitySorrow]

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I will not post them here, made that mistake before.