The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is also used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and good use of terrain as force multipliers and has become a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds.
Take hundreds off buff bodies, a ballet of blood and some athletic sex and what do u get? This episode of NO GOOD TV's "Up Close" goes sword to unsheathed sword with stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey and director Zack Snyder.