tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post1590264480869850855..comments2023-11-02T19:19:15.129+05:30Comments on Death Ends Fun: Burning insideDilip D'Souzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-48280943847791346032010-01-09T23:34:31.056+05:302010-01-09T23:34:31.056+05:30Best of the Web worldBest of the Web worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-83433491035063751972007-10-26T11:06:00.000+05:302007-10-26T11:06:00.000+05:30I had read up on this battle following the movie 3...I had read up on this battle following the movie 300 and various reviews. From wiki and a couple of other sources I dont remember:<BR/><BR/>1. "Dig out our surrender" read very odd.<BR/><BR/>- The emissaries asked for earth and water the traditional tokens of accepting the rule of their King . <BR/>The Spartans asked them to dig it out themselves from the well.<BR/><BR/>2. Counts: It wasnt really 300 vs 800K, it was ~4000 up against ~240K still extremely vast odds.<BR/><BR/>3. The 2nd round of talks at the battle site, Leonidas was asked to hand over their weapons, and he retorted "Come and get them!" this has been reused in many battles and is an official motto of the Greek Army.<BR/><BR/>4. Very real: Much of the history has been traced including the final arrow shower that finished off the Spartans.<BR/><BR/>regards,<BR/>Jai<BR/>PS. At some point in later history Thebans I think turned the phalanx strategy on the Spartans with their columns abt 50 deep against Spartans ~12 deep, smashed them and sent Sparta into permanent decline.<BR/><BR/>PS2. Small nitpick- have to say the idea of retelling such blood and gore to school kids kind of makes me queasy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com