Yeah I noticed how those Hoplites somehow managed to survive melee combat sans armor for the sake of displaying thier smooth waxed chests.

(uh-- shorn men in loincloths....??)

I dont know if you guys have ever known any Greeks, but even the women have copious amounts of thick black bodyhair.

Another point worth mentioning is that The 300 Spartans weren't the only Greeks defending at Thermopolae, there were close to 1000 allies there that never seem to get any credit. The other point worth mentioning is that a fairly large portion of Xerxes' force was comprised of other Greek armies who allied together to put a stop to Sparta's shenanigans which rate right up there with War Crimes of the day.

I did a term paper on the event back in school.