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Re: Track hints at story?
Posted By: SlithDate: 4/14/06 10:21 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Track hints at story? (SPARTAN-034)

If Earth is supposed to represent the Battle of Thermopylae, then wherever the fight takes place - we lose. All the Spartans died in the battle. What's even more intersting is that most of the Spartans were killed by arrows; the Persians were too scared to come close enough to fight them hand to hand.

"The Greeks learned of the treachery near morning. They would barely have time to escape from the trap. Leonidas told the other Greeks to return home, to fight another day, but the Spartans stayed. The Thespians and Thebans joined them. There were no more than a few thousand who stayed.

Greeks knew they were about to die and they fought all the more fiercely for it. The Spartans put up the stoutest resistance, taking their stand on a little hill and fighting in a circle facing outward with enemies all around.

When Leonidas was killed, he was some distance away. Some of the Spartans formed a tight group, fought their way to his body, picked it up, then fought their way back to the main group on the hill.

The Persians seemed utterly unable to annihilate the last 300 Spartans. They demanded the body of Leonidas in return for the Spartan's lives, but the men refused to abandon the body of their King, declaring: "A Spartan leaves the field with his shield or upon it"

At last, the Spartans were killed by a hail of spears and arrows, the Persians fearing to close with these fearsome warriors."

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Track hints at story?BS Halo rks 4/14/06 11:46 a.m.
     Re: Track hints at story?Kroll GB 4/14/06 12:02 p.m.
           Re: Track hints at story?BS Halo rks 4/14/06 12:11 p.m.
                 Re: Track hints at story?Kroll GB 4/14/06 12:16 p.m.
                       Re: Track hints at story?BS Halo rks 4/14/06 12:20 p.m.
                             Re: Track hints at story?Kroll GB 4/14/06 12:21 p.m.
                                   Re: Track hints at story?Count Zero 4/14/06 12:23 p.m.
                                         Re: Track hints at story?Rocky-3 4/15/06 10:17 p.m.
                                   That's putting your degree to work, Jim! *NM*Walshicus 4/14/06 2:50 p.m.
                                         Re: That's putting your degree to work, Jim!Kroll GB 4/14/06 6:43 p.m.
                 Re: Track hints at story?SPARTAN-034 4/14/06 12:23 p.m.
                       Re: Track hints at story?Usul 4/14/06 2:09 p.m.
                             Re: Track hints at story?Usul 4/14/06 2:20 p.m.
                                   Re: Track hints at story?SPARTAN-034 4/14/06 2:33 p.m.
                                         Re: Track hints at story?Slith 4/14/06 10:21 p.m.
                                               Re: Track hints at story?Chryton 4/15/06 1:59 a.m.
                                                     Re: Track hints at story?Peptuck 4/15/06 11:49 a.m.
                                                           Re: Track hints at story?Chryton 4/15/06 11:19 p.m.
     Re: Track hints at story?Cody Miller 4/21/06 10:02 p.m.



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