3 posts tagged “ancient greece”

"He was calm. Not a trace of fear did he show. The wind screamed through a narrow wound in the rock. Too late, the beast charged -- and howled, thrashing, trapped -- pinned by the unforgiving rock. The boy raised his stick. His hands were steady. His form was perfect. And so the boy, given up for dead -- returned a King."

"Madness? This...is...SPARTA!"

"Spartan!"
"Yes, My Lady?"
"Come back with your shield, or on it."
"Yes, My Lady."

"Goodbye, My Love. He doesn't say it. There is no room for softness. Not in Sparta. No place for weakness."

"Spartans! Lay down your weapons!"
"Persians...COME AND GET THEM!"

"One hundred nations descend upon you! Our arrows will blot out the sun!"
"Then we'll fight in the shade."

"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"

"But this kneeling business --I'm afraid killing all those slaves of yours has left me with a nasty cramp in my leg."

"Dilios. I trust that scratch hasn't made you useless."
"Hardly, my Lord. It's just an eye. The gods saw fit to grace me with a spare."

"A new age has come, an age of freedom. And all will know that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend it."

"Spartans! Enjoy your breakfast, for tonight we dine in Hell!"

"We Spartans have descended from Hercules himself. Taught never to retreat, never to surrender. Taught that death in the battlefield is the greatest glory he could achieve in his life. Spartans: the finest soldiers the world has ever known."

Just there the barbarians huddle, shear terror gripping tight. Their hearts, with icy fingers, knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered at the swords and spears of the 300. Yet they stare now, across the plain, at 10,000 Spartans commanding 30,000 free Greeks! The enemy outnumbers a paltry three to one, good odds for any Greek.

This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine.

GIVE THANKS MEN, TO LEONIDAS AND THE BRAVE 300!