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The 10 Most Inaccurate Historical Movies

3. The Real Spartan Warriors Wore Armor

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Gerad Butler as King Leonidas in 300

300 was based on the actual Battle of Thermopylae, but many aspects of the Spartan culture were portrayed incorrectly in the film. Firstly, the Spartan warriors didn’t go into battle wearing Speedos. They wore bronze armor (but women everywhere thank the costume department for taking this liberty). Secondly, the Persian king Xerxes was not eight-feet tall, but actually an average sized man. Lastly, the Spartan council was made up of men over the age of 60, with no one nearly as young as Theron, played by 37-year-old Dominic West.


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