What a week. I never thought the taskers would stop. Finished my last one at about 1615 EST. Last night I watched the movie 300 That Matty gave to me. but need to finish it tonight. About 2200 I couldn’t hold my eyes open. Wineymomma even called and my cell volume was on high…didn’t even hear it. I was out! Anyway, what I’ve seen so far, darn good movie. I remember reading an article about how the Iranians got pissed over it. Probably because the Persians take a butt whoopin’ at first. The imagery, acting, and violence was awesome. Not to mention one of the hottest “relations” scene I think I’ve ever seen—Matty and I overwhelmingly agreed!.

Only bad thing about the movie, too dang many homosexual overtones (well, they were Greek; guess they want to keep it historically accurate. Here is a brief history lesson I found:

In the Battle of Thermopylae (as detailed almost entirely by Herodotus), which occurred in 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persians for three days in one of history’s most famous last stands. A small force led by King Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I of Persia could pass. After three days of battle, a local resident named Ephialtes is believed to have betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans, 700 Thespian volunteers, 400 Thebans that had been pressed into service, and 900 Helots.

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The Persians succeeded in taking the pass but sustained losses disproportionate to those of the Greeks. The fierce resistance of the Spartan-led army offered Athens the invaluable time to prepare for a decisive naval battle that would come to determine the outcome of the war.^[4] The subsequent Greek victory at the Battle of Salamis left much of the Persian Empire’s navy destroyed and Xerxes retreated to Asia, leaving a force in Greece under Mardonius, who was to meet the Greeks in battle one last time. The Spartans assembled at full strength and led a pan-Greek army that defeated the Persians decisively at the Battle of Plataea, ending the Greco-Persian War and with it, the expansion of the Persian Empire into Europe.^[5]

The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is often used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and good use of terrain as force multipliers,^[6] and has become a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds.^[6]

Hope everyone has a good weekend. Be good to yourself!—TFD