300: Rise of an Empire is a 2014 American epic action film written and produced by Zack Snyder and directed by Noam Murro.It is a sequel to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during, and after the main events of that film, and is loosely based on the Battle of Artemisium and the Battle of Salamis. A much outnumbered Athenian force stood against what was, for the time, a massive army and held their own. The following video is from a movie called La Battaglia di Maratona, which was produced in 1959. Of course , the hero Philippides defeats Darius the Persian at the Battle of Marathon . With Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Sergio Fantoni, Alberto Lupo. This website is dedicated to King Leonidas, the 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Greek warriors who fought to the death during the Battle of Thermopylae (Hot Gates) in August, 480 B.C. EMBED. The movie itself does have some reasonable moments,in particular the battle scenes which still look realistic nearly fifty years on. Then having won the battle, the victorious Athenians ran a literal marathon back to Athens to defend it … This Sword and Sandals movie contains adventures , thrills , a love story and hokey historic events dealing with the time of the Medic Wars in which Persian armies sweep the Ancient world , being defeated in Marathon . Not one of Steve Reeves best movies and as a fellow boybuilder,he is rather skinny in this one.He could not have weighed more than 180lbs in this. The Battle on the plain of Marathon in September 490 BCE between Greeks and the invading forces of Persian king Darius I (r. 522-486 BCE) was a victory that would go down in folklore as the moment the Greek city-states showed the world their courage and excellence and won their liberty.Although in reality the battle only delayed the Persians in their imperialistic ambitions and … Outnumbered, the Greeks use strategy over strength to beat the Persians in the epic Battle of Marathon. Overall very disappointing and one only for the fans. The Athenian general Themistocles leads his men at a full sprint to surprise the Persians as they are debarking from their ships. A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army. Refusing to die without a fight, Athens' greatest athlete and hero, Phillipides (Steve Reeves), leads the Greeks in a magnificent battle against the invading Persian army. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! The battle of marathon was one of the most pivotal battles in history. No_Favorite. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, Bruno Vailati, Mario Bava. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? The movie opens on the Battle of Marathon, fought between the Athenians and a Persian invasion force in 490 BC. The Battle of Marathon. The Battle of Marathon Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. In reality, the Greeks and Persians faced each other at Marathon for five days before they fought. 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