You must use six sources, One sours must be Based on your reading of Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, Exchanges, and the comic 300 as well as your viewing of the Hollywood film 300 and your investigation of the links provided below:
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/300spartans.php
Discussion: “300”
The Battle of Thermopylae has been lauded as one of the most important battles in ancient European history. It demonstrates the power an army of freemen can wield when defending their homeland.
In 480 BCE Kind Leonidas of Sparta gathered a small group of men to fight the invading Persians. Although vastly outnumbered, the Spartan men planned to stop King Xerxes invasion at the Thermopylae (literally: “Hot Gates”), a small road that provided passage from the Aegean Sea into Greece. Leonidas’ men planned to use the geography of the land to their advantage as a way of preventing their being overwhelmed by Xerxes army which number 100,000 to 300,000 respectively. This small group of Spartans held the Persians off for two days and 2 nights. On the third day the Spartans were betrayed by Ephialtes, a deformed Spartan who had been prohibited from fighting. Ephialtes tells the Persians of a narrow pass that will lead behind the Greek lines jeopardizing the Spartan position. On the third day the Spartans are surrounded and ultimately all killed in the subsequent battle.
The events of this historic event have been told numerous time. Two of which will be studied for this discussion.
The 1998 comic book series 300 written and illustrated by Frank Miller. This graphic novel presents a fictional retelling of the three day event through the eyes of Leonidas of Sparta. Miller was inspired by the 1962 film The 300 Spartans which he had seen as a child.
The movie 300 produced in 2007. Hollywood adapted a film version of Miller’s comic by the same name.
After watching the film 300 and reading Miller’s comic visit the following website:
Text interview with Miller
Based on your reading of Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, Exchanges, and the comic 300 as well as your viewing of the Hollywood film 300 and your investigation of the links provided above:
Analyze the historical context of the movie and comic as compared with history. Based on your observations and the information obtained, discuss why the director chose to take liberties with the film version rather than sticking with the accuracy of the comic. In your opinion, should such liberties be taken when addressing periods in history?
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