Leonidas I

fate of Europe, and possibly America. This is the story of Leonidas, one of the greatest kings of Sparta; and the battle of Thermopylae, where this noble king made a brave sacrifice. The brave King of Sparta, Leonidas, one of the greatest Greek Kings of all time, strong and wise as a leader and a fighter, sacrificed himself, along with his 300 elite Spartan guards to save Greece from the enslaving clutches that was the Persian Empire. Leonidas’ leadership as a leader and a soldier brought everyone on his side when there was a situation; from building an army, expanding territory, new laws,…

Frank Miller’s 300 is both a graphic novel and a film adaptation by Zach Snyder. Both serve as a story telling of the famed battle of the pass at Thermopylae previously told by Herodotus. It tells of the Spartan King Leonidas bravely leading 300 Spartan warriors against the very large Persian army. Frank Miller details the story of the strong but grossly outnumbered Spartans, the story’s obvious underdog. The Persian army according to history was in the recent business of acquiring land by force…

According the battle told by Herodotus, the Spartans used a plan to take on a set amount of Persian troops, limiting the usage of the whole Persian army; Leonidas was able use mountain pass to execute this plan. The same tactics can be seen in the movie. The Spartans formed up in a mountain pass known as the “Hot Gates” where they would take on several waves of Persian troops. The Persians had less armour, making them more susceptible than the Spartans; this can be seen in the movie. The shape…

mathematics, Philosophy, and other subjects. The Spartans are also known for defeating thousands of enemy soldiers with only 300 Spartan men at the battle of Thermopylae (even though they all died.) Those are the things I do know. There are a lot of facts I don’t about Sparta. I have three major questions. They are the following: what was the real training regiment for the boys of Sparta versus the myths and legends that are circulating in the world today, what were the roles…

In 490 BC, 10,000 Greek warriors charged against the opposing Persian army, composed of 25,000 soldiers. These soldiers were fighting for everything they loved, their land, country, family, even the world. King Darius had to destroy the Greeks to continue his Western expansion, but the Athenians wouldn't let that happen. Most Greek city states surrendered when Persian messengers asked them to, except for the opposing Athenians and Spartans, who killed the messengers. This meant war against the…

Many stories have been turned into movies, however when this happens there are usually several flaws within the movies that do not relate to the story. When the movie 300 was created based upon Herodotus’ account of the War at Thermopylae, there were a few faults within the film; two of the main flaws being, the matter in which Xerxes’ messengers were sent to King Leonidas to request earth and water, with the other key difference being the point of the battle in which the Spartan king Leonidas…

The harsh environment and culture that surrounded Leonidas and his ability to overcome these hard conditions pushed Leonidas to reveal his main character and traits which were from a part a necessity to survive and from another part his hidden personality. Leonidas didn’t find large difficulties to integrate and surpass these conditions; instead he was pioneered and empowered by them and enjoyed a free life, full of face to face combats style and a confident-pragmatic personality. A. MBTI: As…

the Spartan army has not one ounce of fear in my body, I do understand that there are tens of thousands of persians heading our way but I remember the day that I Hand selected 300 of my best trained, bloodthirsty soldiers along with them we have 7,000 soldiers from the mighty Athens to fight with us. Over a hill in the distance I could see all of the persians in perfect unison one by one marching towards Thermopylae a narrow path between a mountain and the ocean. This spot is the only way that…

depicted Roman political struggles and corresponded with current events of Napoleon's reign and the French Revolution, specifically matching Napoleon and King Luis’s government to Roman figures in both a good and bad ways. Three paintings by Jacques-Louis David; Oath of the Horatii, The Lictors Bringing to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons and Leonidas at Thermopylae are the starting points for the style of Neo-classism. Neo-classism in art can be identified as a time when Roman culture expressed…

jumped into the shower and got out 10 minutes later. 'What the hell do I wear? Are we going somewhere nice or casual? Should I text her and see? Fuck it, I 'll surprise her. ' Carmilla decided to wear her black skinny jeans with the tear on the kneecaps, her leather boots, and a black top that slightly showed off her stomach. She had the abs, so why not impress Laura? She wore her hair in the usual way, curls draping down her shoulders, while her bangs swooped over her…