I watched this program the night before I saw "300," and I was glad that I did.
I had heard people complaining about "300" not being historically accurate, and while being true, that movie was meant to entertain, not teach history.
This program goes into depth about the lives of the Spartans and circumstances surrounding the battle at Thermopylae.
As far as documentaries go, it is above average quality and certainly worth seeing of you have or plan to watch "300" or are just interested in this part of history period. The reenactments are good and the scholarly commentary is very informative. I also think that they had the movie in mind when they produced this show, so that the progression overlaps and lets the viewer make a good pre- or post-viewing comparison between Hollywood and history.
I had heard people complaining about "300" not being historically accurate, and while being true, that movie was meant to entertain, not teach history.
This program goes into depth about the lives of the Spartans and circumstances surrounding the battle at Thermopylae.
As far as documentaries go, it is above average quality and certainly worth seeing of you have or plan to watch "300" or are just interested in this part of history period. The reenactments are good and the scholarly commentary is very informative. I also think that they had the movie in mind when they produced this show, so that the progression overlaps and lets the viewer make a good pre- or post-viewing comparison between Hollywood and history.