it is used today mostly by greek military as a phrase but is sad because many greeks will flex the fact that they know and use this phrase and they dont know what it means, the phrase doesnt translate into "come and get them" , the true meaning is " try to get them" , stupid greeks will use this movie as a translation and not their own language
Είμαστε Έλληνες οι μπλε και άσπρες ρίγες στην σημαία μας σημαίνουν Ελευθερία η θάνατος στο δεύτερο παγκόσμιο στα οχυρά όταν οι Γερμανοί ζήτησαν να παραδοθούν οι Έλληνες στρατιώτες η απάντηση που πήραν ήταν Τα οχυρά δεν παραδίδονται αλλά καταλαμβάνονται αυτή είναι η κληρονομιά μας
"They are machines!" The Greek Phalanx was the very first military formation in history that required trained soldiers. So, when the Persian army (a big collection of individuals) came up against a wall of Spartans, that all moved in exact sync with each other, they very well may have thought they were fighting a literal killing machine. And imagine how the Persians felt after loosing 10,000 arrows at their enemy and hearing _laughter_ in response.
Not only the Spartans' training, but their weapons and shields, were superior to those of the Persians. The great majority of the Persian army were conscripts with minimal training and given cheap tools of combat.
Hoplite phalanx were exactly the opposite. It got created in order for every untrained or less trained citizen could join and be useful without be a pro soldier. Look it up.
@@danieldickson8591 Not superior. Just better suited for the terrain of Greece. Persian army were no joke. Their method of massed light infantry and bows plus excellent cavalry worked for their open fields battlefields and allowed them to create probably the biggest empire at that point.
@@johnkimble4119The far away logistics prolly killed 30% of the Persian Army of disease and starvation before the battle, and the delay caused by the Spartans prolly caused more attrition.
@@EstParum There is zero evidence to indicate that. Persian fleet could supply normally and Asia Minor and Northern occupied Greece from earlier years were too close to indicate supply issues.
The "Phalanx" was one heck of a battle formation that the Spartans definitely mastered. True Battle that really happened at "The Hot Gates of Thermoplyae"
@@JulioInguanzoJrYep! And 300 Spartans, did indeed, kill over 20,000 Persians. The battle of Thermopylae remains one of the biggest feats in war. Roughly each Spartan, alone, killed 70 Persians before dying.
@@xXtuscanator22Xx yup and when a Spartan went down his helot took their place as the back file. But not for get the thespians that held the rear before they were wiped out as well
Love this movie. But the real Battle at Thermopylae was much more brutal than this fictional account shows. The Spartans were renowned for their intense training and military mindset, being an inspiration for many later militaries, particularly US Special Forces.
If only the Spartans were actually the most important force at Thermopylae. Shows you what PR can do for you. Cause they weren't. The Spartans at this time were not the top Greek force. Moreover, they brought ~1,000 slaves with them. The real hitters at Thermopylae, were the Thebans and the Thespians, who at this time were both BETTER, and, they brought MORE SOLDIERS. The Thebans AND Thespians, which both brought between 2 and 3x as many soldiers as the Spartans, ALSO stayed to fight to the end. PR.
@@mercb3astYou do realize 300 Spartans did kill 20,000 Persians right? Effectively holding them at bay for 3 days and buying time for other forces to prepare defenses. They were the most important force.
@@xXtuscanator22Xxread it again. 300 Spartans and thousands of Thespians and Slaves. You realise you have zero knowledge about thing you are speaking about?
No. Not true. Special forces have always been a part of armies. The US special forces are model led after the British SAS units. The Spartans were 300, but they weren't the main team. The main team is estimated about 5-8 thousands soldiers and other Greeks who were far better militaries than the Spartans at that time. Secondly Persians weren't some blood thirsty hell hounds. Infact they were far more civlised than the Greeks at this point of time, they had concepts of human rights, personal freedom and phislpshies which Greek was still behind and only during Roman era this themes would be discussed. The military tactic to face the enemy In a narrow area was a genius play. But basically the Persians clapped the western cheeks really hard after this initial hiccup at thermopayle.
The exact translation is: Stranger, tell the Spartans that we died here because we remained true to what the laws (of the city) taught us. "Simonides the Kios" Poet. ('Ω ξείν, αγγέλλειν Λακεδεμονίοις, ότι τήδε κείμεθα τοίς κείνων ρήμασι πειθόμενοι) Σιμωνίδης ο Κείος There is still today the inscription on the tomb of the dead heroes at the Thermopylae = (thermal gates).
Most Spartans painted ornate designs on their shields. Lions, dragons and anything they thought would intimidate the enemy. Plutarch recounts a story of a Spartan soldier who choose to paint a detailed life sized fly on the center of his shield. Many other soldiers were baffled why he would spend so much time detailing a tiny fly that no one would see. When asked why his response was "When I meet the enemy, I will be so close the fly will appear as large as a lion" Freaking legend.
I've seen a lot of different designs on Spartan shields as well, but two I've seen that appear to be the most common are the Greek letter Lambda, and the face of a Gorgon. But one unique design I've seen that took me a couple of looks to figure out what it was was an image of an infant Hercules strangling the two snakes Hera sent to kill him when he was still a baby.
@@nightshadehelis9821 Source? Sure…It’s from Plutarch..You know, the ancient Roman historian. But keep trying to be snarky, I’m sure it’ll work out one of these days.
Fun fact: the Termopili battle is not even the craziest battle spartans fought. In fact there was another called (translated word by word from italian) "battle without tears". In the 368 B.C. they invaded the Arcadian territory and, outnumbered, they won without a single loss. That's the reason we call it "without tears". Spartan soldiers were something else.
THERMOPYLAE* There's an 'H' in there kid. And it WAS Sparta's most epic and memorable battle because of the dire odds they had against them. King Leonidas was a military genius for placing the few soldiers in the narrow passage called The Hot Gates. And against many Persians who vastly out numbered them. Oh no sir you're wrong, the Battle of Thermopylae was Sparta's GREATEST battle because it was a KNOWN suicide mission.
People do tend to forget that Sparta was kind of shit when it comes to history though. It was a state ran by slaves (slaves outnumbered free Spartans 20 to 1), engaged in pederasty, held a yearly Purge to clear slaves out AND train its soliders to kill and pretty much 80% of the battles they took part in.
Though they only have a shield in this movie, Spartan's wore bronze armor from head to toe in battle. Their shield alone weighted between 14-22 pounds add their full armor and you are looking at a warrior covered in over 80lbs, so their conditioning and strength is off the chart. That shield that was both offensive and defensive comprised of bronze/leather and wood and completed by a man trained from the age of 8 to fight and die for his people. A mind and fighting spirit honed by violence and survival and a body forged in the fires of relentless training and combat. For centuries the Spartans were unbeatable ON LAND, giving rise to this moment in time where these brave men immortalized themselves in one of the greatest acts of sacrifice and selflessness in the world. Molon Labe "come and get them"
Not true. Only wealthy warriors had bronze breastplate, rest had fabric armor. In later periods Spartans preffered less armor and more mobility, do they used only simple pileus helmet and shield around 400 b.c. Also Spartans were defeated few times by other polis, for example Leuctra battle in 371 b.c. where 9000 Tebans defeated 12 000 Spartans.
Theatrically, it makes sense for the Spartans to only have armor on the extremities: it subconsciously emphasizes to the viewer how vital the shield was to unit cohesion, and this was also meant to be a visual narrative of the fight. But practically? Yes there should have been more personal body armor.
@@MichalBreslauI remember reading about the Theban victory. It wasn't about better soldiers, but an adaptation of tactics that won the day. The Theban general knew the Spartans traditional distribution of troops and rearranged his formation so he could take out the Spartans elite early, thus demoralizing the Spartans.
@@JohnWilson-zh3il even deployed thebes own elite to meet them. 150 pairs of male lovers. no one wants to lose their partner because they were weak or ran from the field. also it wasnt sparta's disctribution. its the distribution of Phalanx's in general. the formation drifts due to each man sheltering behind the nexts shield. the thebans staggered their lines so the battle lines took longer to meet. hence thebes' ranged units could hit the spartans line for longer
Actually, Achilles lived chronological before Leonidas .At least Hiliad was written way before . Hiliad of Homer was written 7 or 8 century BC, and Leonidas lived 489 BC . Homer didn't know about Leonidas cuz Leonidas didn't existed yet .
You have to love the collective worry and concern on reactors on seeing the massive Persian army turn into awe when said army was being ruthlessly skewed by the Spartans and then laughing with them after they were 'fighting in the shade'.
This was one of many battles that preserved Western Civilization. The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Salamis, Alexander vs Darius to name a few of the other major historical engagements the decided the fate of Empires. Our history is replete with stories such as these; utterly absorbing and endlessly fascinating.
Actually Europe has more similarities to the Persian Empire then the Spartans or the greeks in general. The movie is ahistoric, while in the Persian Empire slavery was outlawed and serfdom very limited, especially Sparta had a huge amount of slaves. Persia was multicultural and quite accepting so many greeks actually fought for the Persians for example. The persian administration system was very effective and the numerical system we use has similarities with the persion, later arab numbers we still use to this day. Little fun fact, not that long after this war Sparta and Persia allied against the athenian maritime empire and won, enabling the spartan hegemony over greece until Thebes defeated Sparta (among them the Sacret band an elite unit of gay partners considered the most elite unit in greece, having their last stand against Alexander the Great and fought to the last man). Ironic, isn´t it?
@@lukasj19999 You're right. Ancient Greece is more like modern America than anything. Similar governments, similar rights. Sparta had two kings and a council, USA has President Vice President and Congress. Women get the same education as men. Sparta also had a constitution, and of course, the most well trained military in the world.
@@goodkrypollo1706Victor Davis Hanson does a good break down of how the systems of Sparta and Athens were combined by Rome to create Res Publica or Republic.
4:53 listen to those reaction noises as he uses his exposed abdominal muscles to rotate his core, plunging his mighty sword in, deeply penetrating his enemy.
0:44 Everyone got hyped by Leonidas' "COME AND GET THEM!" (MOLON LABE) but "EARN THESE SHIELDS" was also a crucial aspect of a spartan hoplite. Shield was almost more important than the sword or the spear.
Fun fact, the Persians did try to kill the Spartans at Thermopylae using mass archer tactics, it was highly ineffective. According to historical records no Spartan died on the 1st day, a few were injured but continued to fight.
Liberties were taken with the depiction of Spartan society to make it seem that they stood for "freedom." And of course the horrific debauchery of Xerxes' court and monstrous nature of his troops were dramatic demonization of the Persians -- probably the way the Spartans themselves related the story, though. But this remains one of the great historical underdog tales.
I had a Greek history prof who said if you shows this movie to a group of Spartans, they'd fucking LOVE it. This is ironically exactly how the Spartans saw themselves.
Many people do not know rhe Leonidas story, his destiny was not to be king but his older brother, so he was trained to be part of the special forces like any other spartan man, when his brother died then he became not only a king but a elite warrior king
Love these combined reactions,..that scene where the arrows rain down,..it's like the scene with Jet Li in Hero(spoiler), and its him against an army, just him, and all those arrows come for him,..its an incredible, incredible epic scene, pic, so many like that in so many movies,, I remember when my dad was alive, and he saw the first Die Hard, and the scene where Alan Rickman's character as been bested, and is falling to his death in slow motion,..really impressed my dad, how that scene was shot,..he was so in awe of it,..he wasn't a filmmaker, photographer,..a retired soldier, who was just so impressed with that,..and I so know, he would've be immensely impressed with movies like this, Hero, Gladiator, with how these battle scenes were filmed, hypothesized, how these battles may have taken, place, and the stories, like also 47 Ronin,..the honorable bravery of those warriors, ..Godspeed, Peace ✌
I'm always amused when people are shocked to see a king in battle. Right up until the end of the 19th century a king (and their princes) *always* fought - and many of them died doing it. A king too cowardly to fight beside you was not a king worth dying for.
"always fought" my ass, plenty of Kings of England (and likely other nations, but that off the top of my head) did not take the field alongside their soldiers back to even the earliest of written records. I agree with your last line. Warrior kings were not common, mostly because they didn't reign long.
That's wrong. I hate when people twist history. It happened. Many didn't like their king going to battle, and most kings didn't. The Swedish empire was cracked beyond repair because their king had hubris and wanted to fight.
@@hadoken95Richard III ? The last King of England to die in battle (1485). I think all Kings of England pretty much fought up untill then. But none after this.
No. A lot of kings went to the battlefield, but most stayed in the back like the generals they are. If the leader of an army fights, you don't have someone to make the decisions. Of course it's a bit different in a time with small armies, it's difficult to avoid to fight if the armies are just a few thousands or even few hundreds...but in bigger armies the kings often only fought if something went horrible wrong, the battle was already decided, their elite unit should bring victory or if the King was dumb/arrogant. But a normal king in a early stage of the battle between big armies? Without an important reason? Hell no!
Yes these Spartans of Asia minor.. were the delta force of their era . Leonidas was 60 at the battle of thermopaly ..includes acadians who faught epic these men gave their lives for their state of Greece for generations to come. Hail the 300 !!
You will notice that Frank Herbert conveniently left out the fact the 300 Spartans marched to the battle with 1,000 cannon fodder slaves. If we were being historically accurate it would have been "Spartans, what is your profession?" "SLAVERS". Their entire economy was based on it, and it was the fact they were a MASSIVE slave state, that drove them to become highly militarized. When your free population is outnumbered 10:1, you sort of need to all be soldiers to keep your slaves in check. The part that gets me about this film, is how it's portrayed as Sparta being this freedom loving democracy, and how Persia was this giant slave state. Both of them have slavery, but Sparta existed BECAUSE of slavery. Its entire way of life was built around slavery. In Persia, slavery was incidental, and for the size of the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire), slavery played a pretty minor role, and was quite small by contemporary standards. In reality, the Persian Empire was far more free than Sparta was. The majority of people who lives in Sparta, about 10:1 were slaves. In Persia, the ratio wasn't even close to that. Moreover, Persia was a largely decentralized Empire consisting of many wildly different cultures, where the Empire allowed the different cultures to believe what they wanted, and worship who they wanted, so long as they put the Persian Emperors into their pantheon (sort of like how the Romans would eventually do it). Basically, Sparta fucking sucked, and, the Thebans and Thespians were actually the carry at Thermopylae. They were better soldiers at this point in history, AND they brought significantly MORE soldiers to the battle.
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My whole life is a constant battle between wanting to look like a Spartan and wanting to eat this cheeseburger. So far the cheeseburger is winning.
Weak…
To be fair, Spartans didnt have Cheeseburgers
you can have both just switch the number of times you eat burger with number of times you go to gym.
@@theeddytor3490could also change the ingredients of the cheeseburger and make it more healthier and higher in protein + gym time.
Spartans were not legendary tough warriors with chisseled bodies. They were no different to any other Greeks.
“Come and get them” is an actual quote from King Leonidas. The Greek armored division (I believe) still uses it as their motto
it is used today mostly by greek military as a phrase but is sad because many greeks will flex the fact that they know and use this phrase and they dont know what it means, the phrase doesnt translate into "come and get them" , the true meaning is " try to get them" , stupid greeks will use this movie as a translation and not their own language
*"MOLON LABE!!!"*
Είμαστε Έλληνες οι μπλε και άσπρες ρίγες στην σημαία μας σημαίνουν Ελευθερία η θάνατος στο δεύτερο παγκόσμιο στα οχυρά όταν οι Γερμανοί ζήτησαν να παραδοθούν οι Έλληνες στρατιώτες η απάντηση που πήραν ήταν
Τα οχυρά δεν παραδίδονται αλλά καταλαμβάνονται αυτή είναι η κληρονομιά μας
Good to honor their ancesters😊
MOLON LABE!!
I gave more respect to Leonidas after finding out he was around 60 years old during the actual battle at Thermoplyae
Dude are you serious??? Holy SHIT
King Leonidas was just built different.
Wow!!
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And the fact that average age to die was probably under 30 back then 😅
“GIVE THEM NOTHING…BUT TAKE FROM THEM…EVERYTHING!” 🥶
I love that line so much. It boost my testosterone lol
🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Manziel getting turnt to some future in the locker room tweeting this quote before going out to hand bama the L on their home turf was such a fun day
I saw 300 at the cinema when came out,still remember the goosebumbs in the first battle
I remember not being able to sit in the chair without moving around from excitement and being so pumped lol
@@Ktcsr17that was because your vagina was wet beotch
🥹it was beautiful
This was brilliant inthe cinema
"They are machines!" The Greek Phalanx was the very first military formation in history that required trained soldiers. So, when the Persian army (a big collection of individuals) came up against a wall of Spartans, that all moved in exact sync with each other, they very well may have thought they were fighting a literal killing machine. And imagine how the Persians felt after loosing 10,000 arrows at their enemy and hearing _laughter_ in response.
Not only the Spartans' training, but their weapons and shields, were superior to those of the Persians. The great majority of the Persian army were conscripts with minimal training and given cheap tools of combat.
Hoplite phalanx were exactly the opposite. It got created in order for every untrained or less trained citizen could join and be useful without be a pro soldier. Look it up.
@@danieldickson8591 Not superior. Just better suited for the terrain of Greece. Persian army were no joke. Their method of massed light infantry and bows plus excellent cavalry worked for their open fields battlefields and allowed them to create probably the biggest empire at that point.
@@johnkimble4119The far away logistics prolly killed 30% of the Persian Army of disease and starvation before the battle, and the delay caused by the Spartans prolly caused more attrition.
@@EstParum There is zero evidence to indicate that. Persian fleet could supply normally and Asia Minor and Northern occupied Greece from earlier years were too close to indicate supply issues.
The "Phalanx" was one heck of a battle formation that the Spartans definitely mastered. True Battle that really happened at "The Hot Gates of Thermoplyae"
Phalanx formations are still used by riot police to great effect today.
The ancient defenders of western civilization.
@@kagerouge9007 Besides there were no "western civilization" at that time...
@@thoneras9611 so the land americans stoles was from WHO ? ghost ?
@@anthonybaleur9296 Thats kind of a weird question considering the topic of ancient greek.... But well then. From whom did the americans stole land?
Leonidas was right about that being remembered. Even Julius Caesar himself mentioned him in his treatises.
Shame about the 700 other Greeks though that fought and died alongside the Spartans, no-one ever remembers about them.
@@Alastair_yet here you are, mentioning them
@@Alastair_ no one remembers them because without Spartan Warriors at this battle, it would have ended after the first engagement.
My favorite line
“You had to say it, fight in the shade!”
"our arrows will cover the sun"
"then we will fight in the shadow"
i visited thermopyles battlefield, you still can feel the power
Fight in the shade*
These are real quotes from that battle
@@JulioInguanzoJrYep! And 300 Spartans, did indeed, kill over 20,000 Persians. The battle of Thermopylae remains one of the biggest feats in war. Roughly each Spartan, alone, killed 70 Persians before dying.
@@xXtuscanator22Xx yup and when a Spartan went down his helot took their place as the back file. But not for get the thespians that held the rear before they were wiped out as well
When leonidas draws his sword, and how he moves off centre with each step and the way he covers ground is an amazing display of spatial awareness.
Gerard Butler insisted that he wanted to play that scene himself rather than use a stunt man. The whole production applauded when it finished.
"Sheeeesh - kabob" XD Hilarious pun from Popcorn in Bed.
Love this movie. But the real Battle at Thermopylae was much more brutal than this fictional account shows. The Spartans were renowned for their intense training and military mindset, being an inspiration for many later militaries, particularly US Special Forces.
If only the Spartans were actually the most important force at Thermopylae. Shows you what PR can do for you.
Cause they weren't. The Spartans at this time were not the top Greek force. Moreover, they brought ~1,000 slaves with them. The real hitters at Thermopylae, were the Thebans and the Thespians, who at this time were both BETTER, and, they brought MORE SOLDIERS. The Thebans AND Thespians, which both brought between 2 and 3x as many soldiers as the Spartans, ALSO stayed to fight to the end.
PR.
@@mercb3ast Well, the Spartans couldn't bring more but yes, they weren't the elite soldiers.
Tough as nails though!
@@mercb3astYou do realize 300 Spartans did kill 20,000 Persians right? Effectively holding them at bay for 3 days and buying time for other forces to prepare defenses. They were the most important force.
@@xXtuscanator22Xxread it again. 300 Spartans and thousands of Thespians and Slaves. You realise you have zero knowledge about thing you are speaking about?
No. Not true. Special forces have always been a part of armies.
The US special forces are model led after the British SAS units.
The Spartans were 300, but they weren't the main team. The main team is estimated about 5-8 thousands soldiers and other Greeks who were far better militaries than the Spartans at that time.
Secondly Persians weren't some blood thirsty hell hounds. Infact they were far more civlised than the Greeks at this point of time, they had concepts of human rights, personal freedom and phislpshies which Greek was still behind and only during Roman era this themes would be discussed.
The military tactic to face the enemy In a narrow area was a genius play.
But basically the Persians clapped the western cheeks really hard after this initial hiccup at thermopayle.
Go tell the Spartans,stranger passing by,that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.
"Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie."
Hooraah
The exact translation is:
Stranger, tell the Spartans that we died here because we remained true to what the laws (of the city) taught us. "Simonides the Kios" Poet.
('Ω ξείν, αγγέλλειν Λακεδεμονίοις, ότι τήδε κείμεθα τοίς κείνων ρήμασι πειθόμενοι) Σιμωνίδης ο Κείος
There is still today the inscription on the tomb of the dead heroes at the Thermopylae = (thermal gates).
Most Spartans painted ornate designs on their shields. Lions, dragons and anything they thought would intimidate the enemy. Plutarch recounts a story of a Spartan soldier who choose to paint a detailed life sized fly on the center of his shield. Many other soldiers were baffled why he would spend so much time detailing a tiny fly that no one would see. When asked why his response was "When I meet the enemy, I will be so close the fly will appear as large as a lion" Freaking legend.
I've seen a lot of different designs on Spartan shields as well, but two I've seen that appear to be the most common are the Greek letter Lambda, and the face of a Gorgon. But one unique design I've seen that took me a couple of looks to figure out what it was was an image of an infant Hercules strangling the two snakes Hera sent to kill him when he was still a baby.
The Lambda makes sense. Spartans didn’t call themselves Spartans , they were Laconians.
@@ryanhampson673 also gives a metal AF meaning to the phrase, "hold this L" 🤣
Source: trust me bro
@@nightshadehelis9821 Source? Sure…It’s from Plutarch..You know, the ancient Roman historian. But keep trying to be snarky, I’m sure it’ll work out one of these days.
7:14 indeed this movie is Zepic
😂😂😂😂😂
I laughed entirely to hard at this comment bro 😂😂 for like 5 minutes straight
The blonde lol "don't throw it away your gonna need it "
Wife material
Popcorn in bed. Cassie is the best.
In reality a Spartan would not throw his spear away unless it was broken. The sword was a secondary weapon. It just looks cool for that shot though.
@@samconduct1356 He likely believed firmly that he'd have ample opportunity to retrieve his spear after mauling several more Persians...no biggie.
Fun fact: the Termopili battle is not even the craziest battle spartans fought. In fact there was another called (translated word by word from italian) "battle without tears". In the 368 B.C. they invaded the Arcadian territory and, outnumbered, they won without a single loss. That's the reason we call it "without tears". Spartan soldiers were something else.
defenetly. something we'll not see yet again, unluckly
THERMOPYLAE*
There's an 'H' in there kid.
And it WAS Sparta's most epic and memorable battle because of the dire odds they had against them. King Leonidas was a military genius for placing the few soldiers in the narrow passage called The Hot Gates. And against many Persians who vastly out numbered them.
Oh no sir you're wrong, the Battle of Thermopylae was Sparta's GREATEST battle because it was a KNOWN suicide mission.
And gay though... Also Athens beat the Spartans
@@sergioblanco6321wrong while the war between Athens and Sparta was a hard fought conflict Sparta did win the war.
@@johnmartin2309 wrong
“leonidas doesn’t need battle formation”
yes. because he IS the battle formation
Now they see why Spartans were so respected and honored throughout history. They were literally bred and raised to be war machines.
I mean we are talking about eugenics here but you're right
People do tend to forget that Sparta was kind of shit when it comes to history though.
It was a state ran by slaves (slaves outnumbered free Spartans 20 to 1), engaged in pederasty, held a yearly Purge to clear slaves out AND train its soliders to kill and pretty much 80% of the battles they took part in.
@@SSD_Penumbra what’s wrong with that?
@@stevenhilton6502 I'll give it a second to sink in what you said.
@@SSD_Penumbra been 40 minutes… still waiting.. 😴😴😴
Though they only have a shield in this movie, Spartan's wore bronze armor from head to toe in battle. Their shield alone weighted between 14-22 pounds add their full armor and you are looking at a warrior covered in over 80lbs, so their conditioning and strength is off the chart. That shield that was both offensive and defensive comprised of bronze/leather and wood and completed by a man trained from the age of 8 to fight and die for his people. A mind and fighting spirit honed by violence and survival and a body forged in the fires of relentless training and combat. For centuries the Spartans were unbeatable ON LAND, giving rise to this moment in time where these brave men immortalized themselves in one of the greatest acts of sacrifice and selflessness in the world. Molon Labe "come and get them"
Not true. Only wealthy warriors had bronze breastplate, rest had fabric armor. In later periods Spartans preffered less armor and more mobility, do they used only simple pileus helmet and shield around 400 b.c. Also Spartans were defeated few times by other polis, for example Leuctra battle in 371 b.c. where 9000 Tebans defeated 12 000 Spartans.
Theatrically, it makes sense for the Spartans to only have armor on the extremities: it subconsciously emphasizes to the viewer how vital the shield was to unit cohesion, and this was also meant to be a visual narrative of the fight. But practically? Yes there should have been more personal body armor.
@@MichalBreslauI remember reading about the Theban victory. It wasn't about better soldiers, but an adaptation of tactics that won the day. The Theban general knew the Spartans traditional distribution of troops and rearranged his formation so he could take out the Spartans elite early, thus demoralizing the Spartans.
@@JohnWilson-zh3il even deployed thebes own elite to meet them. 150 pairs of male lovers. no one wants to lose their partner because they were weak or ran from the field.
also it wasnt sparta's disctribution. its the distribution of Phalanx's in general. the formation drifts due to each man sheltering behind the nexts shield. the thebans staggered their lines so the battle lines took longer to meet. hence thebes' ranged units could hit the spartans line for longer
they are the ones who invented all the main atlethics and olympycs that we see today
Achilles: show me a king who fights his own battle
Leonidas: hold my shield
Actually, Achilles lived chronological before Leonidas .At least Hiliad was written way before .
Hiliad of Homer was written 7 or 8 century BC, and Leonidas lived 489 BC . Homer didn't know about Leonidas cuz Leonidas didn't existed yet .
And if they did live around the same time Achilles would have respected leonidas because he put the safety of his people first.
GIVE THEM NOTHING, BUT TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THEM!! Is such a beast mode statement 🤘
5:47...love her battle cry!
Yes, one may say it was "abs olutely epic" 🤪
I can't stomach bad puns.
I can't belly 've it! ... Makes you six to your stomach! 🤮
No, because that would be a horrible, fucking terribad excuse for a "joke".
You've gut to be kidding me.
And yet this did really happen great movie
This is something I have to watch at least once every few months because it just gives me a boost all the time.
“Give them nothing , but take from them … everything!!” Such a badass fucking quote
“No prisoners…… AHOOO. No mercy AHOOO!”
I remember watching this in theaters as a kid and being in awe the entire time
mr lebowski really sets the standard for mashup reactions with these videos💯
Yeah? Well, that's just like, your opinion man.
@@jackgrimaldi8685honestly its one of the better ones
What’s a mashup?
Sets the standard = steals many people's content at the same time.
Yeah, sure.
I like how even the Great King got a chuckle out of "...fight in the shade" 😄
The Spartan Phalenx formation was one of the most powerful defensive postures to be taken up that the Spartans had used to fight as single unit.
“Spartans, what is your profession?” War! War! War!
They don't say war but: AHOO! AHOO! AHOO!
@@gon3808 are you sure about that
@@inthekitchenwithcheflionel307 100% sure, I've seen in it in several languages, it is always Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh
What about the graphic novel
You have to love the collective worry and concern on reactors on seeing the massive Persian army turn into awe when said army was being ruthlessly skewed by the Spartans and then laughing with them after they were 'fighting in the shade'.
Man...I remember watching this as a kid...best movie ever.
This was one of many battles that preserved Western Civilization. The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Salamis, Alexander vs Darius to name a few of the other major historical engagements the decided the fate of Empires. Our history is replete with stories such as these; utterly absorbing and endlessly fascinating.
Actually Europe has more similarities to the Persian Empire then the Spartans or the greeks in general. The movie is ahistoric, while in the Persian Empire slavery was outlawed and serfdom very limited, especially Sparta had a huge amount of slaves. Persia was multicultural and quite accepting so many greeks actually fought for the Persians for example. The persian administration system was very effective and the numerical system we use has similarities with the persion, later arab numbers we still use to this day. Little fun fact, not that long after this war Sparta and Persia allied against the athenian maritime empire and won, enabling the spartan hegemony over greece until Thebes defeated Sparta (among them the Sacret band an elite unit of gay partners considered the most elite unit in greece, having their last stand against Alexander the Great and fought to the last man). Ironic, isn´t it?
@@lukasj19999 You're right. Ancient Greece is more like modern America than anything. Similar governments, similar rights. Sparta had two kings and a council, USA has President Vice President and Congress. Women get the same education as men. Sparta also had a constitution, and of course, the most well trained military in the world.
@@goodkrypollo1706Victor Davis Hanson does a good break down of how the systems of Sparta and Athens were combined by Rome to create Res Publica or Republic.
Here we go with the eugenics fanook
Meanwhile you got a monkey reacting to this movie in the corner r
Another great compilation. I really like how you included Frank Miller's original panels in the video.
I didn't see them.... timestamp plz
@@howardron543 Pretty much all throughout.
@@howardron543 usually on the bottom middle of the video kinda small if your on a phone
I'm sooo glad I was able to see this movie in the theater when it first came out... 💪
6:37 imagine playing dead and then this happened? It always be your own😂
4:26 lady hot and bothered 😂
Got to love when Ms Dasha & Ms Ellie seemed to get hot & bothered. Beautiful!
** The ladies here swooning at the Spartans ** Yep, I feel you.
4:53 listen to those reaction noises as he uses his exposed abdominal muscles to rotate his core, plunging his mighty sword in, deeply penetrating his enemy.
ayooooooo cuzzz pause
Did you intend for that to sound sexual? 😉
Why you made a phrase that triggers "homoerotic synesthesia"?
Now I can HEAR the sound of leather, and feel the TASTE of vaseline!
Love how you added panels of the comic for comparison. Snyder literally used the original work as his storyboards.
Give them nothing,but take from them everything!!!! Give me chills everytime
I saw this in theaters at 13 years old. Spartans are the greatest warriors in history.
0:44
Everyone got hyped by Leonidas' "COME AND GET THEM!" (MOLON LABE) but "EARN THESE SHIELDS" was also a crucial aspect of a spartan hoplite.
Shield was almost more important than the sword or the spear.
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@4:56 I think we just heard that woman have an experience.
i believe you are correct.
LMAO with the blonde at 4:10 ''But don't throw it away you seem to need it''
"Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie"
Epitaph of the cenotaph of Thermopylae, Greece
Fun fact, the Persians did try to kill the Spartans at Thermopylae using mass archer tactics, it was highly ineffective. According to historical records no Spartan died on the 1st day, a few were injured but continued to fight.
Whatever the flaws were historically , the movie was epic Loved it 😂😂😂
Well, it isn't a documentary. I wouldn't call them "flaws." More an effort to stay accurate to the 300 graphic novel.
It was based on the comic book, not an actual history itself
Liberties were taken with the depiction of Spartan society to make it seem that they stood for "freedom." And of course the horrific debauchery of Xerxes' court and monstrous nature of his troops were dramatic demonization of the Persians -- probably the way the Spartans themselves related the story, though. But this remains one of the great historical underdog tales.
I'm fairness .. this "story" is a tale from memory .. and people tend to exaggerate memories
I had a Greek history prof who said if you shows this movie to a group of Spartans, they'd fucking LOVE it. This is ironically exactly how the Spartans saw themselves.
No Prisoners, No mercy. Never ever mess with the Spartans.
4:26 when a King proves why he's the king! I love it
The tactics used by Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopile (the Hot Gates) is still taught in military schools across the globe.
Many people do not know rhe Leonidas story, his destiny was not to be king but his older brother, so he was trained to be part of the special forces like any other spartan man, when his brother died then he became not only a king but a elite warrior king
Awsome edit. Really enjoy your work. Thank you.👏👏👏
i had hoped you would enjoy. mission accomplished. 👍🏼😎
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Your TH-cam revolution is over!
DO YOU HEAR ME LEBOWSKI?
Very nice compilation! Including the comic panels was a very nice touch as well.
This scene still gives me chills. So bad ass.
Leonidas IS a battle formation.
dude, your edits are soo much better than the rest, keep up the great work.
Love the mixture of new reactors.
Few things are more satisfying than the shield bash in this scene.
As I joked in one of my D&D games, "my char basically looks like one of the Spartans in 300-except FULLY ARMORED."
Love these combined reactions,..that scene where the arrows rain down,..it's like the scene with Jet Li in Hero(spoiler), and its him against an army, just him, and all those arrows come for him,..its an incredible, incredible epic scene, pic, so many like that in so many movies,, I remember when my dad was alive, and he saw the first Die Hard, and the scene where Alan Rickman's character as been bested, and is falling to his death in slow motion,..really impressed my dad, how that scene was shot,..he was so in awe of it,..he wasn't a filmmaker, photographer,..a retired soldier, who was just so impressed with that,..and I so know, he would've be immensely impressed with movies like this, Hero, Gladiator, with how these battle scenes were filmed, hypothesized, how these battles may have taken, place, and the stories, like also 47 Ronin,..the honorable bravery of those warriors, ..Godspeed, Peace ✌
4:15 I love what she said!!!
remember making a bottleneck and taking a multitude of enemies in command in conquer...
Love your content. Especially enjoyed the illustrations you added.
Respect for people of Sparta, legendary
Them just laughing at the arrows gives me goosebumps every time lol
Saw this in theaters, I understand your reactions!😂
A few of those women watching were “really” enjoying this scene.
I remember watching this in the theater - it was mindblowingly awesome.
This is still the greatest use of hyperbolic CGI -- so visceral and composed like a symphony.
I could swear Even the babushka had a borderline o face when Leonidas went on his rampage.🤣🤣
I'm always amused when people are shocked to see a king in battle. Right up until the end of the 19th century a king (and their princes) *always* fought - and many of them died doing it. A king too cowardly to fight beside you was not a king worth dying for.
"always fought" my ass, plenty of Kings of England (and likely other nations, but that off the top of my head) did not take the field alongside their soldiers back to even the earliest of written records. I agree with your last line. Warrior kings were not common, mostly because they didn't reign long.
That's wrong. I hate when people twist history. It happened. Many didn't like their king going to battle, and most kings didn't. The Swedish empire was cracked beyond repair because their king had hubris and wanted to fight.
like what's the ratio of kings who were fighting to kings who didn't?
@@hadoken95Richard III ? The last King of England to die in battle (1485). I think all Kings of England pretty much fought up untill then. But none after this.
No. A lot of kings went to the battlefield, but most stayed in the back like the generals they are. If the leader of an army fights, you don't have someone to make the decisions. Of course it's a bit different in a time with small armies, it's difficult to avoid to fight if the armies are just a few thousands or even few hundreds...but in bigger armies the kings often only fought if something went horrible wrong, the battle was already decided, their elite unit should bring victory or if the King was dumb/arrogant. But a normal king in a early stage of the battle between big armies? Without an important reason? Hell no!
spartan mothers would tell their sons as they handed them their shields "Come back with this shield or on it."
Actin like leonidas, true descendant of achilles needs a battle formation lol
Hercules not Achilles.
They absolutely Live for The Fight! It is their Whole Purpose ;)
I think my testosterone just went up 8 percent 💪
Give them nothing, but take everything from them!
5:40 the accent got me😂
They broke formation to break the persians minds. A route. The strategy was sound
Lead from the front “ohhhh rah”!
It’s great seeing people’s reactions before they engage, no one heard about Thermopylae…. The Spartans were next level!
Back when we were allowed to have cool and inspiring movies. #goodtimes
The slo-mo battle part of this movie is one of the best things I´ve ever watched.
Achillies said..."A leader that fights his own battles, wont that be a sight!!....".....He damn straight
All the girls are like “nope” and the guys are like “yeah!”
Yes these Spartans of Asia minor.. were the delta force of their era . Leonidas was 60 at the battle of thermopaly ..includes acadians who faught epic these men gave their lives for their state of Greece for generations to come. Hail the 300 !!
Been to this actual spot in Greece. There is a big monument there
Women will never understand the testosterone and adrenaline dumps that men experience watching this movie. Every time.
its a legend too that spartans usually laugh when they kill people in battle
4:46 "Leonidas doesn't need a battle formation". Leonidas is a battle formation.
Mr Lebowski great Job and the reactors. Thank you for sharing your emotions.
Legend says after this all those ladies gave birth to mini spartans
3:21 is my favourite reaction😂😂😂😂
Epic
The Spartan Hoplite was a human battle tank.
A time when if your going to war you want to fight like a spartan
True warrior elites
Freaking love this film never get tired of it
Loved this extended version Mr.Lewoski ❤
“Spartans what is your profession”
“Aawoo aawooo aaawooo”!!!!’ The best
the first time i heard that... 🥶
You will notice that Frank Herbert conveniently left out the fact the 300 Spartans marched to the battle with 1,000 cannon fodder slaves.
If we were being historically accurate it would have been "Spartans, what is your profession?"
"SLAVERS".
Their entire economy was based on it, and it was the fact they were a MASSIVE slave state, that drove them to become highly militarized. When your free population is outnumbered 10:1, you sort of need to all be soldiers to keep your slaves in check.
The part that gets me about this film, is how it's portrayed as Sparta being this freedom loving democracy, and how Persia was this giant slave state.
Both of them have slavery, but Sparta existed BECAUSE of slavery. Its entire way of life was built around slavery. In Persia, slavery was incidental, and for the size of the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire), slavery played a pretty minor role, and was quite small by contemporary standards.
In reality, the Persian Empire was far more free than Sparta was. The majority of people who lives in Sparta, about 10:1 were slaves. In Persia, the ratio wasn't even close to that. Moreover, Persia was a largely decentralized Empire consisting of many wildly different cultures, where the Empire allowed the different cultures to believe what they wanted, and worship who they wanted, so long as they put the Persian Emperors into their pantheon (sort of like how the Romans would eventually do it).
Basically, Sparta fucking sucked, and, the Thebans and Thespians were actually the carry at Thermopylae. They were better soldiers at this point in history, AND they brought significantly MORE soldiers to the battle.