10 Mistakes in The Movie “300”
History buffs are adept at finding things like 10 mistakes in the movie 300. If nothing else, this grounding in reality allows the viewer to enjoy the fantasy.
The Spartans wore armor
The Spartans’ lack of armor was a visual choice, as many directors prefer the cinematic route. But the Spartans wouldn’t have lasted through one battle without their regular armor.
There were more than 300 men
The Spartans commanded many more men who helped with the battle of Thermopylae. Had there only been 300 in number, they would have been slaughtered.
Leonidas would have been exempt from the agoge
Those of royal blood were not forced to undergo the agoge. It sounds unfair, but royalty is pretty typical in many cultures.
Life in Sparta was deeply flawed
Sparta was not the absolute free place depicted in the movie. Not every person who lived there was considered a citizen.
The Persians were not that monstrous
Obviously, the director took a lot of liberties when creating the Persian army. The immortals were not monstrous assassins, nor was there a big, fleshy creature with blades in his arms for executions.
Ephialtes was not physically deformed
This was another choice made by the director to put more emotion into the movie. But Ephialtes, while still a traitor, was not a hunchback.
The Ephors did not oppose the war
By the time the Persian army came to Sparta, the war had already been ongoing for a couple of years. The Ephors were not stupid; they knew that war had already come to their land.
The focus of the battle was too narrow
The sequel to this movie depicted a naval battle, but in the first movie, the land battle was all that was shown.
The Spartan’s fighting style wasn’t accurate
In short, they did not fan out and go one on one, or one on three or more, with the Persians. As tough as they were reputed to be, the battle would have been far shorter had this been their strategy.
The final ritual of agoge was to kill a slave, not a wolf
It sounds ferocious, to be honest. However, Spartans were not always known for being weak back then.
