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Originally Posted by Larry Delor
The History Channel had a show on, that was not only about the battle of Thermopylae, but also about the battles leading up to it. I think they used some scenes from the movie 300 as visual aids. Quite interesting.
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I saw that, it was very interesting.
The Spartans were smart to choose that narrow pass to fight in. Though they were severly outnumbered the were only able to fight a very small amount of Persians at a time. The Persian light infantry was no match for the Spartans. They literaly slaughtered thousands of Persians.
The only reason the Spartans lost was because the army that was supposed to be guarding the other pass through the mountains deserted and the Spartans found themselves fighting on both sides.
The Spartans were the best army of their time. They were the "Delta force" of their age.
I haven't seen the movie yet but I would like to.
Danny