A perfect supplement to the box-office smash 300, this enlightening and entertaining A&E special provides info about the Battle of Thermopylae and the macho rituals of Spartan society. The program's computer animation and green-screen-laden recreations of historical events have the same color palette as the recent film despite a far lower budge, and the individuals depicted here are indeed all human and not Frank Miller's mythological villains and monsters.

Actors:

Jeffery A. Baker,Orion Barnes,Erin Bennett