Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
. . .I always thought that King Leonidas and the battle of Thermopylae was pretty interesting and stirring. I know very few people who have an inkling of what I'm talking about if I mentioned it as an example of how a few people can make a huge difference against overwhelming odds.

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Now that's just crazy talk! Hush yourself.
Three Hundred Spartans with Richard Egan, I believe. Saw the movie when I was a bout 9 or so and went out to find something in the library about it.

Very good point, Panache. I agree, a movie will at least give me a place to start with the students.