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300: The use and abuse of Greek history - Coggle Diagram
300: The use and abuse of Greek history
Historical accuracy
Shows Greeks in an unflattering light
Discriminating against Persians - possible racist undertones
Armour/clothing
"History, then gives way to dramatic embellishment."
Spartan democracy?
Sparta had a large population of helots (slaves)
Male citizens' role was military service
Sparta had 2 kings
"anyone with some historical understanding [of Sparta] will chafe at the idea of freedom-loving Spartans, as 300 simplistically depicts them."
"Sparta was a highly militarised and repressive slave-owning society, not a bastion of freedom and democracy."
Orientialism
"the politico-cultural fabrication of an imagined 'Orient' that is forever and always inferior to Western civilisation"
Greeks portrayed as heroes, Persians portrayed as villains.
Freedom vs. slavery
Purpose & audience
Not intended as a historically accurate film
based on a graphic novel
entertainment value
responsibility of film makers?
Political context
Censored in Iran
Military presence of USA in Iraq
morality
Eugenics
repressive slave-owning society is glorified