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 be pretty deep as one of the men is seen falling for a pretty long time even if it was in slow motion:
So, what is the story on the hole? How deep is it?
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As I'm sure you are aware, the movie 300 (2006) was not meant to be historically accurate, and was based on a graphic novel rather than an actual history tome. In reality:
Darius sent emissaries to all the Greek city-states in 491 BC asking for a gift of "earth and water" as tokens of their submission to him. Having had a demonstration of his power the previous year, the majority of Greek cities duly obliged. In Athens, however, the ambassadors were put on trial and then executed by throwing them in a pit; in Sparta, they were simply thrown down a well. [1]
Since the movie was based on Sparta and their defense of Thermopylae, the messengers were likely thrown in a well. Wells vary in depth, but I can't imagine it being more than 100 feet or so as there existed no complex machinery at that time to dig very deep.
[1] Taken from the Wiki page for the Battle of Thermopylae
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