Prepare for glory!
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
epic
army
narration
gore
based on comic
sword fight
massacre
ancient world
based on graphic novel
ancient greece
warrior
ancient warfare
sparta greece
5th century bc
war
bloody death
sparta
spartans
battle of thermopylae
god king
battle axe
amused
audacious