Category: Classical Reception
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Artemisia between Herodotus and the High Middle Ages
After the extreme fictionalization of Artemisia in the blockbuster 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), I wondered how historians depicted her throughout history. What survives leaves massive gaps in the historiography, but what remains creates a narrative that remains true to Herodotus’s original depiction of Artemisia. After Salamis, the fate of Artemisia remains lost to history. Based…
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Will anyone remember Artemisia, Themistocles, or Salamis?
It can be difficult to quantify the impact a historical film has on popular memory, especially with a film such as 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) that merely appropriates historical names, places, and events. While it gained mediocre reviews at best and failed to live up to 300 (2007), the film still grossed $330…
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Live Review of 300: Rise of an Empire
For those of you who missed it, here are the tweets from my live review of 300: Rise of an Empire. I saw the movie twice and on the second viewing, I decided to review live. Also, I was sure not to bother the other patrons with my mobile phone use. I am tweeting all…