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Last Stand of the 300 (2007)
Excellent Historical Documentary
24 March 2007 - 9 out of 12 users found this review helpful.
Covered the background, culture, tactics, military equipment and personalities in an interesting an evenhanded way. In particular, the program emphasized the dual land/sea attack of the Persians and the coordination of the Greek infantry and navy needed to defend against the attack. Also the leadup to Thermopylae -- not only Marathon, but the revolt in Asia Minor which the Greeks supported and during which they burned a Persian city.
As a result, I think it actually told a better story than the movie "300". I learned a lot and felt compelled to watch until the end.
My only wish is that I had seen this program AFTER seeing the movie. Constantly finding discrepancies between the plot and the underlying history was very distracting.
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