For many, the general attitude toward Greece is one of antiquarian interest in culture, literature, art, athletics, politics, and philosophy. Modern depictions of Greek mythology and military history have helped to create a wider emotional affiliation that permeated Western thought. With this new attitude came an interest in classical Greece and her state in response to outside threat. 300 depicts the Battle of Thermoplyae in 480 B.C.E. While this movie is perceived by many to be a gross use and abuse of the historical event, the battle (not the movie) is still a sign of the Greek fighting spirit and the state's resilience. Poets like Lord Byron, during the fledgling era of the Greek fight for independence against the Ottoman empire, called for the Greeks to "make a new Thermoplyaes". Due to its importance in political theaters, its depiction in modern media, and its place withing Greek history, Thermoplyaes and the story of Spartan resistance, in many ways, has become part of contemporary Hellenism.
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