Without the council's consent, and against the instructions of Sparta's mystical ... Since "300," Butler has appeared in (or voiced characters for) more than 30 movies, including "P.S. I Love ...

After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command ... with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops.

The battle of Thermopylae was real, but how real is the movie "300"? Ephraim Lytle ... Elected annually, the five Ephors were Sparta's highest officials, their powers checking those of the ...

In the scene, his character, King Leonidas, shouts “This is Sparta ... role in 300, former Warner Brothers president Alan Horn wasn’t sure he’d be a great fit for the movie.

The original 300 movie depicted a fictional version of the ... a younger version of Leonidas or perhaps simply focus on a new characters years ahead of the Battle of Thermopylae.

Also genuine is Sparta's Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey ... are utterly contemporary. Although the actors are less digitally altered than in 300, the movie relies heavily on computer-generated backdrops ...