Category "300"

What was the significance of the necklace?

At the end of the movie, when Leonidas knows he is going to die, he tells Dilios to go back and tell everybody what happened. He also takes some sort of braid o

Why does Xerxes think he's a god?

In 300 (2006), why does Xerxes consider himself a god? Is there a back story for him somewhere?

How did Xerxes appear so much larger than Leonidas?

There is a scene in the movie, 300 where Xerxes stands behind Leonidas and places his hands on the shoulders of Leonidas. Not only does Xerxes appear much ta

How deep is the hole in Sparta

In 300, when the Persian messenger comes to give his message, Leonidas decides to kill him and his companions by throwing them into a huge hole. It seems to b

In the "300" movie, in the final battle, Why didn't Leonidas kill Xerxes?

I recently saw a clip of the final battle of the movie 300 (2006). All the Spartans left are facing Xerxes and his real guard, and one of the servants ask Leoni

Why does the Persian emissary display a string of crowned skulls?

In 300, when the Persian emissary arrives on horseback, he displays a string of crowned skulls, which are otherwise unexplained. What is the meaning of this?

What culture is Xerxes' attire in 300 actually based on?

It's well known that 300 took a number of creative liberties in its visual depictions of characters, and especially that Xerxes looked pretty much nothing like