(at around 1h 35 mins) Leonidas' final words to Ephialtes, "may you live forever," are an insult against the hunchback's desire to be a Spartan, whose greatest glory is to die in the battlefield. After the events at Thermopylae, the word "ephialtes" entered the Greek language, meaning "nightmare," or to describe someone as the ultimate traitor.
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05-03-2025 alle ore 07:12