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Re: Woah, just saw 300 at Cinerama!

Posted By: Lord Crosis (209.193.49.17)
Date: Monday, 19 March 2007, at 3:24 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Woah, just saw 300 at Cinerama! (J242)

: Like in 300 when they call the army "millions" when it was tens of thousands. Still a
: massive force there's no doubt, but which holds more "power" in the scape of things?

That actually seems to be a fairly hotly debated issue, it may actually have been millions, and it was probably at least several hundred thousand.

: You know the Persians (if the tale were told from their
: perspective) would have themselves portrayed as meek, humble and trying to
: make peace yet the spartans would be described at length as giant,
: bloodthirsty monsters who towered over the mountian ridge the fought in.
: ;) It's all a matter of who's telling the tale.

I agree that it is a matter of who's telling the tale, but a big influence on how they tell that tale is cultural, and I don't think the Persians have ever been interested in seeming meek, humble or peaceful.

-=(Lord Crosis)=-

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