Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw but left with no options he pushed forward.

Persian King Xerxes led a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, and 400 Thebans. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Although the Greeks were finally overwhelmed, the Persians had sustained significant losses.

However, the Spartans fought to regain the body of their king, and managed to hide it from their enemies to the very end. Heroditus records that Leonidas was killed during the ensuing slaughter, and that his body was defiled by the Persians.

In order to secure the retreat of the rest of his army, Leonidas barricaded himself into a fortress along with 300 loyal followers. Only when a local shepherd named Ephialtes betrayed the Greeks, revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines, were the Persians able to form a second front against Leonidas. By positioning his troops strategically, Leonidas succeeded in thwarting the Persian advance. Leonidas, the king of the Spartans, led an alliance of Greek city-states, while the Persians were commanded by Xerxes I. Miller's comic refers directly to this 1962 cinemascope epic by Rudolph Maté about the battle of Thermopylae pass, during which 7,000 Greek soldiers faced an army of 120,000 Persians. The story revolves around the battle of Thermopylae which took place 480 B.C., the film version of which, THE 300 SPARTANS, was to have a lasting impression on Miller as a child. Based on a Comic Movie Groups Frank Miller Adaptations Synopsis Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Virtual Studio.

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