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[Diango12]

Persia would have gotten through its called "human limits". Their weapons, armor were second class compared to Persia- training was a notch above the hastily conscripted levies Persia raised. The phalanx was the only real variable in the success of the defense.

In any case it was just two days, a few insurgents were able to hold off barricaded against an Army battalion for one week :rolleyes2 big woop

So keep things in perspective it was just two days, the Persians didn’t sustain heavy losses, they weren’t repelled after there endless onslaught as was depicted in the movie and they weren’t beatin as the movie would like show at its ending. There was just a nuisance over yonder between those cliffs and it would probably take a 40 some hours to clear it. That’s all it was big deal

-Alexander beating Darius- Now that was a battle
-Hannibal barca Defeating a Roman army of 87,000 men while his forces numbered some 25,000 and only taking 6,000 casualty’s from the battle is a true test of metal.
-An Arabian army numbering some 13,000 Defeating 200,000 Persians~ that’s right not holding off for some measly two days not forcing them to retreat not being behind two panzy mountains but fighting instead in the open desert and actually defeating every last soldier they had is the real test of metal.

In short the Persians had a failed system of raising armies where they relied on a horde of levies rather then hard earned trained men. And that’s why the Spartans were able to take advantage of this weakness. The only thing is that few poumpos idiots like to make into such a big deal and such a "great success" which I find silly and rather amusing but thats greek historians for ya.