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...timing of the computer-generated film, which depicts the ancient confrontation of Sparta and the Persian empire at the Battle of Thermopylae, is certainly inauspicious. It falls on the eve of Norouz, Persian new year, a time when Iranians typically gather in proud celebration, observing rites that date back over 3,000 years, way before Islam, to the age of Zoroastrianism, when their ancient land produced the world's first monotheistic religion. It is not a particularly welcome season to be portrayed as pillaging, deranged savages. Since the entire country will be on two weeks of official holiday, there will...
...Ancient Roots of the Sunni...
...affirmation that the cause--removing a dictator--was worthy. That's just as dishonest as saying we need to continue the war to support the troops. Is the civil war that we unleashed a noble cause? Or was the arrogant pretext of imposing Western values on an ancient civilization just camouflage for establishing military bases and expanding the American empire...
...historical battle of Thermopylae, “300” starts with an intriguing premise: A paltry band of Spartan soldiers take on the biggest army the world has ever known, led by the Persian tyrant Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). Faced with an enemy determined to conquer the ancient world, the Spartans must prove that they really are history’s greatest warriors. With that premise, how could “300” disappoint? Well, to begin with, it’s a painfully overdone film. Dialogue often consists of no more than characters losing limbs and yelling...
Senior guard Jim Goffredo and sophomore guard Drew Housman both received Honorable Mention awards from the League. Goffredo led the team and finished fifth in the Ancient Eight with 15.4 points per game, while Housman’s 13.2 points per game were good for tenth in the league. Last week, ESPN the Magazine named Goffredo to its Academic All-America second team...