Purpose - 300

Purpose: '300' is "A film whose primary purpose is to entertain the male ego." The intended audience of Zack Snyders '300' is presumably older teens 16-17 and those including this audience who have knowledge or a basic idea concerning the events of Thermopylae or Classical history. The audience of older teens will consist primarily of males, we can presume very few females of this age would be interested in this type of film, except possibly those who have an interest in the ancient world. Older audiences of the film will again probably consist mostly of males, the intended older female audience would be more interested in the drama aspect of the film.

The Purpose - Herodotus The Histories

The Purpose

The Intended audience of Herodotus The Histories was most likely any literate person from the date of it's 'publication' around 420 BC.
The main purpose of The Histories is to describe the wars between Greece and Persia, but it also provides a great deal of information about early civilisation.
Herodotus seems to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. His writings were scrutinized in ancient times for their accuracy, since Herodotus often reported multiple accounts of an event and then picked the one that he felt was most probable. Despite his critics, Herodotus is considered the "father of history". In addition to Herodotus' Histories, historians have also learned a lot about the Spartans and the Persians from archaeological discoveries and various other writings.
At the beginning of The Histories, Herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it

"This is the showing-forth of the inquiry of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, so that neither what has come to be from man in time might become faded, nor that great and wondrous deeds, those shown forth by Greeks and those by barbarians, might be without their glory; and together with all this, also through what cause they warred with each other."

This quote explains the reason Herodotus wrote the 'Histories'. 

Comparision Between '300' And Herodutus The Histories

There Are many contrasts between the film '300' directed by Zack Snyder and The Battle Of Thermopalye documented in 'Herodutus The Histories'. This blog explore the intended audiences of both genres and the differences between the two. The Story and the causes and consequences of the Battle Of Thermopalye including the role of the gods and themes explored. Characters and the relationships between them, how they develop. And the ideas and values of the classical world emphasized in both the film '300' and 'Herodotus The Histories'. Why certain aspects of The Battle Of Thermopalye were not included in the film '300' will also be explored.