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The Private Life of Helen of Troy: 1927 The Triumph of Hercules: 1964 The Trojan Horse: 1961 peplum film: The Trojan Women: 1971 peplum film: Troy: 2004 Ulysses: 1954 Vulcan, Son of Giove: 1962 Wrath of the Titans: 2012
Leonidas decides to march north immediately with his personal bodyguard of 300 veteran men, who are exempt from the decisions of the ephors and the Gerousia, while Leotychidas remains in Sparta. The 300 Spartans are subsequently reinforced by a contingent of about 700 volunteer Thespians led by Demophilus, and a few other Greek allies.
Vastly outnumbered, the Greek Spartans held up the Persians advance for three days, until they were overrun by Persian forces. The film also focuses on the lead up to the Battle of Thermopylae revealing that the Greeks might have played a part in the Ionian Revolts in Asia Minor in 499 to 493 B.C.
The remaining Greek ships charge into the Persian ships, beginning the decisive Battle of Salamis. Themistocles and Artemisia engage in a duel, which ends in a stalemate. Gorgo arrives at the battle along with ships from numerous Greek city-states including Delphi, Thebes, Olympia, Arcadia, and Sparta, all united against the Persians. Xerxes ...
Currently in development, “Penelope of Sparta” is Fortiche’s first push into original feature film production. The film is being developed by studio co-founder and “Arcane” …
John Burke, The Lion of Sparta (1961) Christian Cameron, The Long War. Killer of Men (2010) Marathon (2011) Poseidon's Spear (2012) The Great King (2014) Salamis (2015) The Rage of Ares (2016) William Stearns Davis, A Victor of Salamis: A Tale of the Days of Xerxes, Leonidas, and Themistocles (1907) Clare Winger Harris, Persephone of Eleusis (1923)
300 opened two days earlier, on March 7, 2007, in Sparta, and across Greece on March 8. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] Studio executives were surprised by the showing, which was twice what they had expected. [ 65 ] They credited the film's stylized violence, the strong female role of Queen Gorgo which attracted a large number of women, and a MySpace advertising ...
Ancient Sparta. The decisive Greek victory at Plataea put an end to the Greco-Persian War along with Persian ambitions to expand into Europe. Even though this war was won by a pan-Greek army, credit was given to Sparta, who besides providing the leading forces at Thermopylae and Plataea, had been the de facto leader of the entire Greek ...