Spartacus: Blood and Sand

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

I wouldnt be so sure that Achilles is fictional, archaeologists found what they believe to be a burned down Troy...

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/849

Its not 100% sure, but I'd hate to live in a world where mighty Achilles didnt exist... the 300 existed, no real reason to believe Achilles didnt before them.

My wording was probably a bit off. I know Leonidas was a historical figure; I just meant their fictional cinematic counterparts. I'm sure Leonidas was a great warrior, but he was nothing like what we saw in 300.

I was just comparing the guys we've seen on TV like Leonidas, Achilles, Hector, Themistocles, Maximus, Aragorn, Spartacus, etc.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

My wording was probably a bit off. I know Leonidas was a historical figure; I just meant their fictional cinematic counterparts. I'm sure Leonidas was a great warrior, but he was nothing like what we saw in 300.

I was just comparing the guys we've seen on TV like Leonidas, Achilles, Hector, Themistocles, Maximus, Aragorn, Spartacus, etc.

The mystery about who/how they were in life is the great mystery, and you're absolutely right in that "who knows"... but I honestly dont think that Leonidas as Butler portrayed him was that far off, I mean, the lifestyles and people back then were so savage that we would hardly recognize them as human half the time, I'm sure you'd agree.

"The baby looks slightly deformed? off the cliff it goes!"... these people were born and raised in a world where ANY sign of weakness was instant death... not trying to disagree just to look smart or be an ass, but when you really think about the ancient world... those people were hard as HELL, even our old 17-1800's ancestors would be like "oh my lands, how did those people ever live long enough to create a new generation, it was pure death 24/7".

In my world, Achilles was every bit the dynamic athlete and swordsmith he was in "Troy"... he just wasnt some handsome american blonde like Pitt.