Year 300 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius. The denomination 300 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
About 300
The small Spartan army battles against the massive forces of the Persian army at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. The film is based off the 1998 comic series, 300, created by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Achievement of 300
The movie won the Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film. The movie is Michael Fassbender's film debut.