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The film The 300 Spartans is the story of the Battle of Thermopylai , where the 300 strong personal guard of King Leonidas defended a mountain pass at Thermopylai so that Xerxes of Persia couldn’t conquer Greece. As far as detailing how the events at Thermopylai went, The 300 Spartans was an accurate film. In real life, Leonidas and his men held the Persians back for two days, after which, they were sold out by a local Greek …

…body, they would be spared. Of course, they declined, choosing to die by his side rather than return home defeated. In my opinion, the Spartans would’ve tried to take out as many Persians as possible before being killed, and not have juste stood there to be shot at. In conclusion, The 300 Spartans portrayed the major events at the Battle of Thermopylai very well. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a very reliable source of historic information.