tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post2554060958500795279..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: Great Battles Lecture: Thermopylae: The Battle for Europe?Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-80873970925332066942015-02-14T11:24:34.539-08:002015-02-14T11:24:34.539-08:00War is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious ...War is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.GREAT MILITARY BATTLEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861516378064000468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-63126637863380320322013-05-12T08:57:46.467-07:002013-05-12T08:57:46.467-07:00Thanks Miguel. I really like Professor McInerney&#...Thanks Miguel. I really like Professor McInerney's lectures--he takes a very balanced approach. Several years ago I listened to his series of lectures on the Hellenistic age after Alexander the Great and enjoyed them quite a bit. The events and politics are very complicated so it's easy to see how things get simplified.<br /><br />Regarding 300, I think I'm a little more forgiving. Since it's more an impressionistic take on Frank Miller's graphic novel it doesn't claim to be historically accurate--it's goal is to that surrealistic base to entertain. But it does get the overall message right as well as many details straight from Herodotus. Take all of this with a grain of salt since I had a huge crush on Lena Headey.<br /><br />While I'm sure it will be a very small fraction of one percent of the viewers, hopefully it inspired a few people to go to some of the ancient sources.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-62973954513910568432013-05-12T04:59:37.807-07:002013-05-12T04:59:37.807-07:00This is a thoughtful post. The sad thing is, most ...This is a thoughtful post. The sad thing is, most people will only known the Battle of Thermopylae from watching the mediocre 300.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.com