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The remark about Leonidas ignoring the Spartan "prophets" and going to war seems inaccurate. The small contingent the Spartans fielded at Thermopylae was due to the restrictions of the festival of the Carnea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by T.elias13 ( talk • contribs) 06:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC) reply

'An important Spartan battle, the Battle of Thermopylae took place during the Carnea. Leonidas ignored the words of the Spartan prophets and went to battle, against the belief that he should wait until after the Carnea.' Where does it claim that the oracles had anything to do with the number of spartans he took? The oracles said he shouldnt go and he did anyway leave the poor statement be —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.176.91.7 ( talk) 21:40, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply