300

300 is based upon the historical battle of Thermopylae as portrayed in the graphic novel 300 The King of Persia, the self proclaimed god-king named Xerxes, has brought his massive army to the land of Greece, proclaiming to finish what his father failed to do long ago at the battle of Marathon. He offers the Greek people an out however, to kneel before him and become part of his empire. Free king of Sparta Leonidas, however, refuses the offer and kills Xerxes messengers, an unthinkable thing in that time.

When the rest of Greece is unsure as to whether to go to war, King Leonidas takes 300 of his personal best to, “Go on a walk.” He takes them to the coast of Greece and the narrow pass of Thermopylae, known as the, “Hot Gates.”