Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post



Are you fricking kidding? Just about every single detail of the movie was inaccurate. Right down to the most fundamental part: there was never just the 300 Spartans. At first there were about 7,000 Greeks (including more than 300 from Sparta) from various city-states. They were the ones who met the Persian horde in Thermopylae. By the third day, only 3,300 remained, the others either left or were killed. However, once the Persians found the way around (which the Fokeians were told to vigilantly guard, but unfortunately, the stupid Fokeians were caught by surprise by the Persian flanking force and were promptly cut down/routed), Leonidas decided to stay with 300 Spartans and cover the retreat of the main force. 700 Thespians also decided to stay. Therefore, the battle of Thermopylae really consisted of three distinct phases.
I'm quite certain Rhyfelwyr was being facetious, as is his wont at times.