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it was 300 of his personal guard, in reality it was closer to 7000 greek soldiers and the Persian army had more greeks fighting on their side than the greeks had fighting the Persians
The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA has road through some high ground called Thermopylae Pass, They do competitive fights between units and that is a piece of ground where a smaller unit can dig in to do some outsized damage.
I do admire people who use terrain to their advantage tactically.
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it was 300 of his personal guard, in reality it was closer to 7000 greek soldiers and the Persian army had more greeks fighting on their side than the greeks had fighting the Persians
Yes, I said that in the video, but in the end it was his 300 and 700 thespians who stayed
Why are they downvoting you, you are absolutely right
Actors? What the hell good are they going to do?
Thank you
this is where the phrase "Molon Labe" comes from right?
Correct
Dude, this is really cool. Thank you for posting
Thanks bro! Anytime
The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA has road through some high ground called Thermopylae Pass, They do competitive fights between units and that is a piece of ground where a smaller unit can dig in to do some outsized damage. I do admire people who use terrain to their advantage tactically.
Nice, but ft Irwin is a shithole
Full Video: https://youtu.be/yg6fRwXGXKc
The battle is cool and all - I just hate how it's become a really cringy personality point for the tryhards.