Persians in wells

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

In fact Heodotus says they threw them in a well,telling them there they could find as much earth and water as they wanted! The whole thing sounds like an anecdote,but can't be completely rejected. Does anybody remember what time of the year the Persian embassadors went in Sparta?Some well in Summer are dry.And even if not,I don't think they'd let them there for long,as to poison the water :lol:
And no,Leonidas did not yell anything that has been written down in history,other than "Molon Labe" and "Eat well today for tonight we'll dinner in Hades"
In fact,the Efors would be those who would speak with the Persians.To decide if they'd make war or not,the apella would be called,the gerousia would have posed the exact question for or against wich the Spartan citizens would have to decide if they'd make war or not. Leonidas would not have any authority till this point,other than that he was one of the 60 members of the gerousia.From the point the army would leave Sparta,only then was Leonidas(or any other king)the higher commander of Spartans.And even then he was controled by the gerousia,who had daily report of his actions.If leonidas had done what he did in the movie "300",he would be a traitor to Sparta's laws,and thus he should go and meet Demaratus.
Khaire
Giannis