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Originally Posted by xerxes
Gunut, the movie trailer states a million man against 300. That alone makes it far from the realm of reality. Though, I agree that it is perhapes closer to the graphic novel then the actual events.
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I thought about it after watching it. I found out why some things were exaggerated.
The entire story was told by a surviving Spartan, who was ordered by Leonidas to go back to Sparta and rally the Greeks. This man probably had never seen a Persian before. This man probably had never seen anything outside of Greece before. How would he describe the barbaric Persians, their flamboyant king (in his eyes), and a myriad of exotic creatures from Asia? He exaggerates.
If we can put ourselves in the shoes of this storyteller from 25 centuries ago, who had never seen anyone outside of Greece before, who didn't have the concept of what "a million" is, this is entirely plausible.
This is not an objective look at history. This is a subjective look at a battle told by a survivor of that battle who wants to rally his people.