Quote Originally Posted by I Am Herenow
Surely you can't think that the fame of the 300 Spartans who fought at Thermopylae is purely down to PR?
No. What makes you think that? I posted you needed PR as well.

Anyway, back to the original point of discussion: you stated that heroics could make you immortal, citing the example of Leonides and his 300. My counter-question was: what about the Spartan allies who died there as well? Your answer is: because Spartans are more famous, which illustrates my point. Who is remembered as a hero and who not depends for a large part on who is writing the history.