300: Rise of an Empire and Artemisia I of Caria (Eva Green)
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_I_of_Caria

This movie will feature a very strong woman playing a villainess who looks quite a bit more of a mix of good and evil from the historical record.

Artemisia I of Caria. 300: Rise of an Empire
 

This movie is opening next week here in the Villages. It will be very interesting to see how they depict this woman.

The Battle of Salamis as depicted in 2014.
 

Saw this at the Barnstorm Theater here in the Villages on Tuesday morning-- April 8, 2014. I was the only one in the entire screening room. The movie is OK but seems to be very untrue to the facts-- at least as much as is known about the Battle of Salamis and this woman Persian admiral. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_I_of_Caria

Having zero interest in the 300 sequel/prequel(?), Eva Green played the Bond love interest and did a fabulous job in the blockbuster Casino Royale, Daniel Craig's first outing as James Bond.

Thermopylae happened just before the Battle of Salamis. Scenes from the first movie were shown in the next one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae