That operational objective clearly was not met. The Allied Greek army was defeated, the Spartan contingent was destroyed and as a direct consequence, Athens was sacked and Thebes surrendered. It was a strategic and operational disaster.
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i don't have a PHD, but have a major in history, certainly read ancient greek better and have modern military training ... what is your point? all your points are based on a movie ... not history historians for the last 2500 years have told a different story
Why do you think I am referring to a movie? I provided line citations to Herodotus, our primary ancient Greek source to the battle. There is no other more immediate source for the battle. I'm not working from a movie, but from the raw primary sources. As a historian does.
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If you want to hold tight to a comfortable fiction rather than the plain text of the historical evidence - man, you do you. Just be aware that it's a lie and that clinging to the comforting lie instead of the uncomfortable truth is a form of moral cowardice. Have a nice night.
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