*cringes* Sparta, not Spartacus
Mar. 6th, 2007 07:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jmc_bksGah! On the radio this morning, one of the deejay's was talking about how he wants to see the movie 300 this weekend. Cool, me too. Except his co-host was all, "Oh, right, that movie about Spartacus." Wrong reference: wrong empire, wrong peninsular country, wrong fight altogether.
Spartacus: Roman slave turned gladiator turned rebellion leader in the 1st century BCE.
Sparta: militaristic Greek city-state with strict warrior code and stoic living conditions; root of the term spartan, meaning utilitarian and plain; enemy of the Athenian city-state, against whom it fought the Peloponnesian War; its warriors were the heroes of the Battle of Thermopylae (subject of the movie 300) which effectively ended Persian expansion into Europe in the 5th century BCE.
This is basic Ancient Civilization information, stuff learned in 10th grade, then repeated in HIST 100 in college. Bah!
Spartacus: Roman slave turned gladiator turned rebellion leader in the 1st century BCE.
Sparta: militaristic Greek city-state with strict warrior code and stoic living conditions; root of the term spartan, meaning utilitarian and plain; enemy of the Athenian city-state, against whom it fought the Peloponnesian War; its warriors were the heroes of the Battle of Thermopylae (subject of the movie 300) which effectively ended Persian expansion into Europe in the 5th century BCE.
This is basic Ancient Civilization information, stuff learned in 10th grade, then repeated in HIST 100 in college. Bah!
From Carrie http://lovelysalome.blogspot.com
Date: 2007-03-07 05:18 pm (UTC)Re: From Carrie http://lovelysalome.blogspot.com
Date: 2007-03-07 09:31 pm (UTC)It's interesting to read your observation, though, because it gives me a new perspective on Madison. My (limited) exposure to Madison was via my sister in grad school, so my snapshot of the city and people is one of a very liberal, crunchy, activist, engaged community; up on current events, media, etc.