Thermopylae, the Delphic Oracle, and Other Tidbits

[chronarchy]

Because of the popularity of the movie 300 and the fact that I've now seen it twice and been amused by how Frank Miller represented the history (and, admittedly, appreciated the revalorizing of the myth of Thermopylae), I figured that I would provide the three Delphic oracles that particularly focus on the situation at the Hot Gates. (I just happen

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[spottedtoad]

Great! Now I have to go buy more books!

Yipee for me.

[chronarchy]

If you're really interested in Greek warfare, I highly, highly suggest the book "The Western Way of War" by Victor Davis Hanson. I occasionally just sit down and read random excerpts from that book. It's not all that long, but it's very good, information-wise.

I imagine it'd be a good book to put somewhere on the ADF Warriors' Guild SP.

[tlachtga]

I highly, highly suggest the book "The Western Way of War" by Victor Davis Hanson

Sure--let's balance out that tree-hugging hippy shit. :)

/joke

[chronarchy]

*grins* Yes, totally too much of that!

I never quite "got" the warrior thing. Seems rather. . . well, rather BC to me. But then, it would to a guy like me :)

[tlachtga]

Honestly? I understand being a soldier and defending your country when under attack. I'm not a pacifist by any means. What I DON'T get is the idealization of warrior culture--sorry, but raping and pillaging doesn't seem very honorable to me