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The movie 300, which is breaking all sorts of box office records, has of course embellished the story of the defense of the pass of Thermopylae for dramatic effect. Here is a documentary which tells the whole story of the battle.

Update: the videos I originally posted here have been removed from YouTube. So, here are some other documentary videos that tell much the same story.



Update: Nearly 2500 years of alluvial deposits have filled in much of the Gulf of Malis, and what was once a pass a mere 14 meters wide is now several kilometers of farmland. This is the pass of Thermopylae today, viewed from the East (click on the image for a larger version):

Two months ago, I was watching a video of a 1962 movie called The 300 Spartans. It was kinda boring, actually, and I didn't manage to sit through the whole thing. Well, apparently a graphic novel was recently made, based on that movie, and then a movie based on that graphic novel was just released on Friday. Here's the trailer:


Oh, hell yes. I've gotta see this movie.