LEONIDAS AND GORGO: A LOVE STORY

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Uploaded by on Apr 4, 2007

The beautiful, loving relationship of King Leonidas and Queen Gorgo of Sparta is highlighted in this video, with music composed by Nino Rota for Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). Gerard Butler and Lena Headey portray the couple who must sacrifice all for their city.

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  • who sings this wonderful song?i knew thats from movie romeo and julia. im not sure...

    pls help !!!

  • The music is by Nino Rota and the song "What is a Youth" is sung by Glen Weston. The music from this movie is unforgettable and heart-breaking. Thanks for watching.

  • Actually she is an ancient art specialist!  Great job, as usual Liozzo. Some people just don't get it!

  • Samfitz, I really do appreciate men ages 15-25, but there are times when the smart-alecky testosterone-infused cracks get boring. It would be okay if any of them were halfway witty, but no such luck.

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  • Ahhh, Sparta.....

    About as romantic as North Korea today!

  • i was reading about the real leonidas and gorgo..apparently she's his neice. his half brother's daughter.

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  • I think 300 is a work of art. Awesome direction, wonderful performances, incredible storyline, it's aesthetically beautiful and perfect.

  • @Liozzo Did Gorgo ever remarry? Sorry I have this problem that I think about women and if they are faithful, no one eles but me gives a damn, but did she remarry?

  • Beautiful work!

  • Is this the song from R & J the really old version

  • uber creative video

  • Your comebacks are funny :) And your video is amazing!!! Very creative, and beautifully done. I enjoyed watching it as much as I've enjoyed the movie itself. Thank you for putting this out!!!!

  • bbokos accoualy Sparta had Oligarchy

    Athens had Democracy every ancient Greek town state had its own political system.

  • Thermopylae was meant to STOP the Persians, not simply delay them. It failed. SALAMIS was the decisive point. Platea was simply the finishing blow against the satrap Mardonis after Xerxes fled after Salamis.

    Freedom? Democracy? Yes, the Spartans had councils elected by the people, but it also had a 3:1 slave ratio. THAT'S why they were so militaristic. Otherwise, their helots would have speared them in their sleep.

  • #1. Was it really a defeat at Thermopylae? If you ask any historian they would tell you this was a huge moral victory for Sparta & more importantly Greece. #2 Read up on what happend in 479 BC --> The Battle of Platea.

    #3 You should learn to be more respectful towards the past,present, and future Spartans. They fought with valour for a new age of freedom & democracy whereas the North Koreans are fighting for Communism, Totalitarianism.

    True Spartan Bloodline 100%

  • North Korea will still be remembered, like Sparta, as a place where brutality, militarism, and slavery once dominated a powerful army state.

    If it weren't for Athens, Sparta's defeat at Thermopylae would have been a lost cause.

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