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Published: June 11, 2019, 7:45 a.m.

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Zach Snyder\\u2019s strengths in creating comic book panels on film. Slo-mo blood spatter. Abs and glistening man-meat.

\\n\\n Western civilization \\n\\n

Ancient Greece and \\u201cwestern civilization.\\u201d The birth of \\u201cdemocracy\\u201d in nearby Athens. Juxtaposing your historical culture with the \\u201cother.\\u201d Like George Washington crossing the Delaware but with way less man-meat. And 100% less codpieces.

\\n\\n Sparta \\n\\n

The dawn on the Spartan state. The nature of the Helot slave class. \\u201cLand-bonded\\u201d slavery vs chattel. Ancient Greek and Spartan combat methods. Heavy infantry. Training by doing crunches all.day.long. Ancient combat analogues with early UFC.

\\n\\n The Persian Invasions \\n\\n

Greece as a poor backwater on the edge of the Persian Empire. The Ionian Revolt, The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Plataea.

\\n\\n Professional soldiering \\n\\n

The incredible change that was the development of the professional standing army. Modern soldiers and modern combat compared and contrasted with ancient. Dying gloriously. Army sizes at Thermopylae as recorded closer to the time vs modern estimates.

\\n\\n Modern understanding of Sparta \\n\\n

Ancient sources and the lack of writing from the actual place and time. \\u201cThe Spartan Mirage,\\u201d and the crafting of the Spartan image. Any training as a unit is better than none.

\\n\\n Phalanx \\n\\n

The universality of shield walls and spear hedges, aka the \\u201cspiky steamroller.\\u201d Strategically busting out in individual slow motion. Spear-length evolution. Learning whether \\u201cdragoons\\u201d are at all related to dragons.

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