The 480 bc battle of thermopylae is the stuff of military legend when, in popular lore, a mere 300 spartans commanded by king leonidas held off a persian force led by xerxes the great that herodotus claimed as 2.6 million. A state of war exists between persia, led by king xerxes (rodrigo santoro), and greece At the battle of thermopylae, leonidas (gerard butler), king of the greek city state of sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive persian army. King leonidas of sparta leads 300 powerful warriors into an epic and bloody battle at thermopylae against the massive invading forces of king xerxes Watch trailers & learn more. 300 (2007) is based on frank miller's graphic novel of the same name , and loosely based on the events that occured at the battle of thermopylae
The film was directed by zack snyder and stars gerard butler as leonidas the revered king of sparta, lena headey as leonidas' wife queen gorgo. Based on frank miller's graphic novel, 300 is very loosely based the 480 b.c Battle of thermopylae, where the king of sparta led his army against the advancing persians The battle is said to have inspired all of greece to band together against the persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy. 300 is one of the best action movies ever made and a true icon of the 2000s Retelling the ancient battle of thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which king leonidas (gerard butler) and 300 spartans fought to the death against xerxes (rodrigo santoro) and his massive persian army.
In it there is a scene in which eva green not only is naked but also has a hard sex scene with one of the spartans.
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