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    A supporting role in “The 300 Spartans” is Demaratus. He was once a king of Sparta, but eventually he became a traitor and helped fight against his own men at the Battle of Thermopylae. In “The 300 Spartans” he is often seen beside the Persian king, Xerxes, telling him about Spartan culture and bravery. In the movie he says that Persia should not underestimate Spartans. Even with their small numbers he says that they are great fighters who are courageous until the end. The information that the movie

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    As said in the film 300 the Spartans cry, “This is Sparta!” during a vicious battle with their foe. During the reign of Sparta, many obstacles were in the way of their upbringing to success, but throughout all the preparations for war they still fought through to become one of the most powerful armies in the world. The Spartans constantly exemplified the definition of victory with their intelligent tactics alongside their powerful army. Sparta’s army and physicality were some of the many tactics

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    The movie 300, tells the story of the Persian and Spartan War also known as the Battle of Thermopylae. At the beginning of the movie, a Persian messenger is sent to Sparta to talk to the King of Sparta, Leonidas. As Leonidas has a chat with the messenger, Leonidas brings out his sword and holds it against the messenger because he feels as if the messenger had threaten and disrespected his city and insulted his Queen. Leonidas then stomps on the ground and shouts "THIS IS SPARTA!" and kicks the messenger

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    You may have seen the film 300 led by the infamous king Leonidas, which told the story of the Battle of Thermopylae’s and how king Leonidas and his 300 Spartans defeated thousands of Persian soldiers. At child birth you were either deemed fit or unfit to be called a spartan. If the baby were deemed unfit, the baby would be left out to die. At the age of 7 you would leave your family start your training as a young soldier. This was all portrayed in the movie however, how king Leonidas became king

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    movie "300" is a retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae where King Leonidas fought against the incursion of the Persian army into Greece. I have to say that the movie was incredibly impressive since, from a cinematography standpoint, it was unique due to the manner in which the locations, characters and weapons had a "faded" and historic feel to them. It was as if I was really looking back into the past and viewing all the events that lead up to the great battle where Leonidas and his army of 300 Spartan

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    Thebes In Athenian Life

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    unique! I have arrived in a glorious time for Thebes, they have just own the battle of Leuctra that have just defeated the Spartan army. I don't think they know what they just acomplest! Out number both in calvary and infinity they were able to crush the Spartan forces only suffering 300, casualties with the Spartans sustained over 4,000! Can I just say that this the powerful spartan army the own that lives and breath war! After talking to some of the citizens this is how they pulled it off. During the

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    following video clip. (Play 300 video clip). Many of you probably have seen the movie that this clip is from, 300. If not, though, it is about the Spartans famous stand against the Persian army with 300 Spartan soldiers. They held this position in a narrow pass for three days. The Persian army was estimated to have as many as 100,000 soldiers. This speech is about the Peloponessian War, Greeks vs. Spartans, not the Spartan stand at Thermopylae. At age seven every Spartan boy was removed from his

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    daily life of a Spartan. For instance, when an infant is born, it is determined if it is too weak or too sick to live. If the infant is, it will be killed. Spartan is centralized around its military so much that they are willing to sacrifice newborns to make their country stronger. Another example is that at a very young age, Spartan males are forced to enter into a training which prepares them to become a soldier dedicated to Sparta. A soldier is the chosen job for many Spartan males, which proves

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    There may be some people who have never heard about it before, but it was the kind of battle that people made movies out of. The movie 300 was made in 2006 and is a retelling of this famous battle during the Persian Wars in 479 BC. This battle is of important significance due to the intensity of the battle itself and the outcome. This is the battle where 300 Spartans were lead into battle by King Leonidas of Sparta. When watching the movie and having background knowledge of the battle itself and the

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    300 Gender The film industry has created the conventional gender roles of society into their movies; A majority of films have supported some of the male and female stereotypes. In the history of the film industry, the role of men is primarilythat of the stereotypical working class man or hero, while the roles of women are primarily portrayed as being somewhat inferior to men. In the 1930s through the 1970s, men held the leading roles in films while women played smaller roles. Men were typically

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