Leonidas himself sent Dilios back to Sparta before the final battle in Thermopylae, claiming Dilios had a great talent with words and should deliver the “message” of the heroic resistance to everyone in their homeland. Last, but not least, we come to the half-blind Spartan soldier named Dilios. Instead, shortly after his betrayal, Athenades murdered him, an act that the local Spartan authorities later honored and acclaimed. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t live long to remember his betrayal as Leonidas had wished him in the film. Instead, he betrayed his fellow Greeks for money and personal benefit. Of course, we couldn’t exclude from this article one of the most famous traitors in history, Ephialtes.Īccording to Herodotus, Ephialtes, who by the way did not look like a monster, never harbored any intention to join the Spartan (or any Greek) army. In truth, they were recorded as educated and well-trained soldiers having great respect for Greek culture and civilization. Xerxes, as well as the vast majority of Persian characters in the film, are portrayed as evil, blood thirsty, misogynist, and monstrous-looking creatures. Herodotus mentions this had happened in the past and, for that reason, Xerxes never sent any messengers to ask the Spartans to surrender.Īnother historical inaccuracy consists of the fact that Leonidas appears to have a face-to- face conversation with Xerxes, an event never recorded by Herodotus. Xerxes never sent Leonidas any messengers demanding him to surrender, and thus, Leonidas never committed murder by throwing said messenger in the giant pit of death.
One of the film’s most popular scenes is also a product of fiction rather than reality. As for why the garments Spartan warriors wore over their iron military equipment were red, according to legendary Spartan legislator, Lycurgus, this color simultaneously had a negative effect on the opponent, and helped to hide Spartan warriors’ blood if they were wounded. In reality, the average Spartan warrior wore many kilograms of war equipment, usually made of iron.
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Zack Snyder also presents Spartans fighting almost naked, wearing only leather underwear and a red cape, most likely inspired by Superman’s outfit (according to Snyder, the movie was more based on Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s 1998 comic series of the same name, than actual history).
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This contradicts historical evidence showing young warriors always hunted in small groups, enabling them to learn from their youth, how to function in an organized group of warriors, and also minimizing the occurrence of preventable fatal accidents during training. In regards to Spartan training, the film commits another mistake by showing a young boy hunting in the mountains alone. In this way, the Spartan government and army always stayed disciplined and the king held them under his command. This happens to be another major historical inaccuracy of the film, since Sparta has always been known as the only Greek city-state (at the time) with two kings one went to war and led the army and the other stayed in Sparta to command the state. Two of the aforementioned members were the two kings of Sparta, the only members who could be younger than 60.
According to historical records, 28 senate members should have been over 60 years of age and boasting a rich history of contributions and relationships among the most elite circles of the Greek city-state. Yet, in reality, Sparta’s senate consisted of 30 members who were perfectly respected and accepted by citizens. Identifying some of these historical inaccuracies, starting from Sparta’s then-political system, in the film you can easily see members of the Spartan senate portrayed as unpleasant monsters. Despite the awesomeness that is the 300 film (and the sequel)- the epic battles, the amazing directing, the incredible cinematography by Zack Snyder, and all the impressive special effects- our mission in this site is very specific, and thus, this article focuses on the historical inaccuracies of this movie.
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