Credited cast: | |||
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Jeffery A. Baker | ... | Spartan General |
Orion Barnes | ... | Themistocles | |
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Erin Bennett | ... | Leonidas' Mother |
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Kristopher Blount | ... | Murdered Helot |
Joshua Bradley | ... | Spartan | |
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Anton Burman | ... | Dienekes - age 7 |
Payson Burt | ... | Spartan | |
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Tony Casale | ... | Spartan |
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TJ Cencula | ... | Spartan Drill Instructor |
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Nick Cernoch | ... | Rejected Spartan Suitor |
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Bailey Chadwick | ... | Spartan |
Brian Danner | ... | Leonidas, Spartan King | |
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Mack Dugger | ... | Spartan |
John Fairbairn | ... | Persian Messenger / Imortal | |
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Tina Fells | ... | Spartan |
In the year 480 B.C., the Greeks and the Persians fight one of the most famous battles in history at a place called Thermopylae. Here, the mighty Persian war machine, which has conquered most of the known world, will attempt an expansion into Europe. The only thing standing in their way will be an army led by 300 Spartans, the greatest soldiers the world has ever known. They will fight to the very last man, and in doing so will protect the cradle of democracy during its infancy, and the battle will go down in history as the greatest military stand of all time. Written by Zach
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.