Sparta was a city-state of Ancient Greece. This city-state was known for the strength of its military, and the Spartans took being a soldier very seriously. In fact, a typical boy's education was based almost completely on training to become a powerful man, prepared for battle.
The foundation of Spartan society was strong and fierce men, trained to show no weakness or mercy. They were men who would run into battle, and never run away from an enemy; even knowing it would cost them their lives. Their most famous battle was the Battle of Thermopylae. In this battle, 300 Spartans, their entire force of warriors, were overtaken by the enemy. - but in doing so, they stalled the Persians from further attacks while another army was assembling. This battle lasted three days, and the Spartans lost when they were betrayed by the Greek army when one of their men told the Persians how to best get behind the Spartans and take them from both sides. .
On the third day of the ferocious battle, all 300 Spartan Soldiers were killed. The movie "300" is a graphic reenactment of the Battle of Thermopylae. The documentary "The Last Stand of 300," also told the story of the Spartan 300 and did so with more accuracy.
The documentary, "The Last Stand of 300," is full of factual information regarding the Spartans and the Battle of Thermopylae. It told about what a Spartan boy had to go through science he was born. The Judgment of if a boy is fit to live or if not then to be left to die. They told about their training, and about their rite of passage. Once they had done their rite of passage they would be considered as a man. Then it told about the Battle of Thermopylae and Leonidas the King of Sparta who was told to lead the battle. It told about what the Spartan soldiers wore, what their weapons were and how the battle went. The documentary also told about how the Spartans lost the battle (because they were betrayed) and about how only Spartans stayed to fight when the other Greek Soldiers left.
