In 480BC, 300 Spartan hoplites were given the duty of holding the pass at Thermopylae to allow the rest of the Greeks to retreat and prepair for battle. Who were they holding it from? Between 200,000 to 2 million Persian soldiers, depending on which historian you believe. The result was the death of all 300 Spartans, including their king Leonidas, and the slaughter of 20,000 Persians.
On March 9th, this famous battle will be depicted on the big screen, as an adaptation of a Frank Miller graphic novel. Frank Miller is the artist responsible for many graphics novels, including the recently adapted Sin City. Now, I could go on and on about how cool the Spartan hoplites are, or about how awesome Frank Miller is, but instead I'll just let you watch this...
Upon returning to Leonidas, a scout told him "Their archers are so many, their arrows will blot out the sun." Leonidas, hearing this, simply smiles and said, "Good! Then we shall have battle in the shade."
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