Herodotus Movie 300
The historic account by Herodotus covered the plan of Xerxes, how he expressed his plan, how his people reacted to his plan, and the battle itself. Xerxes gathered his nobles together and outlined the plan that he had for attacking the Spartans as a way to get revenge on them for the wicket things that they had done, something that Darius was not able to do during his lifetime. Although, in the end, the Persians won, it was not a victory of which they should have been proud. This is evident by the movie 300. This film came out to tell the amazing story of the Spartans who, as an army of 300, fought off thousands of Persians before they were eventually defeated. In his work, Herodotus, portrayed the Persians as a group that were devoted to the their leader, which is evident by them deciding to fight even though they had doubts, which were outlined by Demaratus.
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However, as the writing went on, it was clear that his people were concerned about his plan and had questions but decided to follow his plan anyway. Both Herodotus’ account and the trailer for 300 end with talking about the difference in soldiers in the two armies. The difference is that in Herodotus included a quote that was said to remember the Persian soldiers who bravely fought and lost their lives that day. On the flip side, the trailer for 300, ends by talking about the brave Spartan soldiers who
However, as the writing went on, it was clear that his people were concerned about his plan and had questions but decided to follow his plan anyway. Both Herodotus’ account and the trailer for 300 end with talking about the difference in soldiers in the two armies. The difference is that in Herodotus included a quote that was said to remember the Persian soldiers who bravely fought and lost their lives that day. On the flip side, the trailer for 300, ends by talking about the brave Spartan soldiers who