http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae
very interesting . . it's amazing that so much is known 2500 years later . . and so much is referenced today . . the film followed closer to the event than I has suspected . . as a shooter the film blew me away visually . . if yer expecting 'pretty woman' 'breakfast at tiffanys' of something like Shakespeare the film isn't for you . . other wise it's damn good entertainment. -bmb