300 Movie Merchandising and Gift Shop

Buying the swords of the Spartan warriors that appear in the film 300 or their helmets and shields of Sparta is now possible in our section dedicated to 300 merchandising.

The story behind the movie 300

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August or September 480 BC, in the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae ("The Hot Gates"). The Persian invasion was a belated response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece, which had ended in the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. By 480 BC, Xerxes had amassed a huge army and navy, and set out to conquer all of Greece. The Athenian politician and general Themistocles had proposed that the allied Greeks block the advance of the Persian army at the Thermopylae Pass, and simultaneously blockade the Persian navy in the Strait of Artemisium.

Curiosities

• The film was shot in Jordan, in the ruins of the Roman city of Petra.

• The battle scenes were choreographed by actor and martial arts expert Ray Park.

• The film was shot in a 2.35: 1 aspect ratio , giving it a more epic look.

Collectible Items

The film also spawned a number of collectible items, including posters, posters, photographs and books. Posters and posters of the film are particularly popular, and have become cult objects for fans of the film.