In movies, events can lead to a heroic last stand ... in which King Leonidas of Sparta led 300 warriors against the massive Persian army led by King Xerxes. The cast includes Gerard Butler ...

The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E.—the subject of Zack Snyder’s 2006 film 300—has been particularly influential for figures ...

Butler starred as Leonidas, King of Sparta in 300, which was directed and co-written by Zack Snyder. The movie is a shot-for ... to look the part as Spartan warriors, but to get into their mindset ...