Questions about 300. How were the other soldiers besides Spartans really used? Did Leonidas really kill the messenger? How accurate was the film in general, because it seems like history wasn't considered besides Spartans fought Persians?

by pclogin
jschooltiger

Not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in this podcast and older thread featuring u/iphikrates:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/90ha3e/askhistorians_podcast_116_debunking_300s_battle/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4ikgfe/how_historically_accurate_is_the_film_300/d2z7xf5/