The oracles words stand as a warning.
A prophecy.
Sparta will fall.
All of Greece will fall.
And Persian fire will reduce Athens to tinder.
For Athens it's a pile of stone and wood and cloth and dust.
And as dust will vanish into the wind.
Only the Athenians themselves exist.
And the fate of the world hangs on their every syllable.
Only the Athenians exist.
And only stout wooden ships can save them.
Wooden ships... and a tidal wave of heroes' blood.
Leonidas is my husband.
Leonidas, your king.
Leonidas and the brave three hundred are dead.
The free men and and women of Greece is not bound by a beautiful Spartan Death.
War is not their love yet he lay down his life for them.
For the promise that Greece holds.
It is our enemy who forged our freedom in fires of war.
It was king Darius who came to take our land.
Before this bitter war forced our children to become men.
Ten years ago this war began.
As all wars begin with a grievance.
Marathon.
The Persian king Darius,
Annoyed by the notion of Greek freedom.
Has come to Greece to bring us to heel.
He makes landfall at the field of Marathon with an invading force
which outnumbers the Greek defenders three to one.
And so at dawn the hopeless Athenians do the unthinkable.
They attack.
They attack the weary Persians as they disembark their ships on shaky legs after a month at sea.
They attack before they can establish their warcamp and supply their soldiers.
And who is the architect of this mad strategy?
A little known Athenian soldier..
His men called him Themistocles.
He gives the Persians the taste of Athenian shock combat.
All thoughts of glory are gone.
Thousands dead, hundreds of them on their own
all for an idea, a free Greece.
An athenian experiments called democracy.
Could this idea be worth it? Worth all this sacrifice.
Themistocles would let the good king Darius decide.
For through the chaos, a moment appeared
and Themistocles would seize it.
A moment that would ring across the centuries,
a moment that would raise him from a simple soldier,
to the height of the athenian political power.
A moment that make Themistocles a legend.
Yet even as the praise and glory was heaped upon him.
Themistocles knew in his heart he'd made a mistake.
It was Darius son, Xerxes
his eyes have the stinks of destiny about them.
Themistocles knew he should've killed that boy.
That glorious mistake would forever haunt him.
As so it was Themistocles who sent the ripple across the persian empire.
And set into motion forces that would bring fire to the heart of the Greece.
For as the good king lay dying,
all his greatest generals and advisers was summoned to his bed site,
non greater than his finest naval commander:
Artemisia.
her ferocity bested only by her beauty.
Her beauty matched only by her devotion to her king.
Darius favored Artemisia among his generals.
She has brought him the victory on the battlefield.
In her he had the perfect warrior protegee
is son Xerxes would never be.
So sweet, my child...
My sweet...child...
Father...
Xerxes.... do not repeat your fathers mistake,
leave Greece to the waves.
only the vods can defeat them,
only the gods.
For seven days Xerxes mourned. Paralyzed by grief.
On the 8th day,
Artemisia whispered the seed of madness that would consume him.
Your fathers words... without a warning,
is a challenge.
Only the gods can defeat the greeks.
You will be a God king.
Artemisia gathered the priests, wizards and mystics from every corner of the empire.
They wrapped the young king in simarian goose dipped in ancient potions.
And set him to one of the deserts.
To a delerium with heat and thirst..
He stumbled upon a hermits cave.
Xerxes passed the vacant eyes.
An empty souls the hollowed creatures that dwelled in a dark comers
of all men's hearts.
And in that darkness,
he surrendered himself completely,
to power so evil and perverse.
As he emerged no part of a human man that was Xerxes survived
his eyes blaze like scarlet cause.
He was stripped, cleansed, glamorous and smooth.
Xerxes was reborn a God.
Artemisia trusted no one
so in the cover of night.
The palace was claimed of all Xerxes allies.
All those he trusted
all those who had raised him
all those he had once looked to for counsel.
Were quickly introduced to her wrath.
And as the God king stood before his people
Artemisia watched her flawless manipulation take shape.
For glory's sake
the vengence sake
War!
War is coming to Greece.
In the visage of amonster army over a million strong.
It should be little more than a formality for Themistocles,
the hero of Marathon.
To finish what he began.
Please, we must appeal to xerxes reasons.
Coward.
Athens is a city of power!
Shut your own.
Silence!
This is a democracy, not a street fight !
The Persian attack will come from the both north and the south.
- The City states should negotiate a truce. - Yes, yes we must negotiate.
Negotiating tyranny...
Give me one example of when that has ever profited a nation.
My fellow country men, we can only judge the future.
For what we had suffered in the past.
Now many of you here stood with me at the Marathon
and for those of you who served and face the cut and thrust of the battle,
you know how true peace is forged.
Do not be deceived.
Xerxes, the son of Darius is a wolf at our door.
Right here, right now.
We must choose, do we stand and fight for Greece or not?
Agras...
Corinth, Megara, Athens...
Not even Sparta can marched the Persians alone.
We must persevere as one nation.
Or we will perish clean onto our own self interests.
Send us the ships that we need to defend Greece.
Themistocles would need more than our city's ships.
He'll need our children to join the fight.
- What of sparta? - Send every ship that we have,
to the northern coast of Evia.
I'll go and seek the help.
Of the great spartans...
Still no word from the messenger you sent to Sparta.
King Leonidas may have been insulted by your generous offer.
Perhaps we need to march tosparta myself and burn it into the ground.
Remember... when a king is loved as I am,
much can be accomplished.
He will be forced to resist my divine power.
Athens is attempting to assemble a coalition.
It will be nothing more than bunch work of a ships.
I will remind the cowards of Greece that we have not forgotten their insolence.
Rest and water the horses. It's best I go alone.
Spartans do not get along well with us.
- Spartans... - Themistocles...
You snake... What brings you to the sparta?
I've come to see Leonidas to warn him the Persians are on the march.
Well you are too late. A Persian messenger
already presented these terms to Leonidas.
A symbolic offer of earth and water.
Spartans, know this and know this well.
It ain't Sparta’s finest moment.
The greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear,
is that moment, when he has fought out his heart of the preservation of Sparta
And lies dead on the battlefield,
victorious.
Now...who's willing to die at our king side?
Themistocles...
You've come a long way to stroke your cock while watching real men train.
Queen Gorgo.Shouldn't you be training them to live at their king's side?
A new age is downing over.
That sounds like a threat. - No...
An opportunity to join the rest of the free greeks to stand against the true tyrant.
Unless of cause you and Leonidas had already made a deal with Xerxes.
Except Xerxes messenger, but he was rude without respect.
He didn't understande the same threats do not work here.
This is the birthplace of world's greatest warriors .
Men whoose king would stand and fight and die for any one of them.
Xerxes messenger did not understand that this is no typical Greek city state.
This is Sparta.
So it was clear to the messenger, there would be no spartan submission.
It was clear. Even now Leonidas is in counsel with the oracle over his battle plan.
with oracle over his battle plan.
Festival of the carne is all that stands in our way.
Surely the oracle will see we must fight.
When the timing is perfect.
I am commanding a fleet of ships representing united Greece.
I want sparta to join me.
Give me your ships Gorgo, and I will make sure that Xerxes
wishes he would never crosses the edge again.
You will receive no spartan ship. We are not interested in a united Greece.
That is your dream, Themistocles, not ours.
All I concerned with is the preservation of sparta.
My guards will see you out.
It's funny that you mock freedom here in your selfish isolation.
Yet freedom and her wisdom.
Has chosen you to defend her.
My queen...
Will sparta join our fight?
Apparently the Persians has offered Sparta something they can not refuse.
And what is that?
A beautiful death.
They say you are the bravest among captains.
They say you're a whore from the eastern seas.
Not the smartest.
Your commander is a Greek just like me.
, you persian men, takes your orders from a Greek woman.
Yes my brother.I am Greek by birth.
And I have Greek blood running through my veins.
But my heart...
Is persian.
Within hours....
Greek fleet will be shut.
What about master? And the much feared spartans?
There is nothing to fear.
Only king Leonidas and his personal guards of 300.
Have marched to fight.
Look...
You...
Do you agree?
Many of will perish...
Your confidence leaves me with a strong impression.
It's a curious thing for a single ship guard,
to not learn his eyes when question by me.
For the eyes, and when I asked him something.
A lack of discipline.
A man's hands do not lie.
They can reveal every imperfections and flaws of his character.
You see, your hands are not rough enough to work rigging of the ship.
I know every single man beneath my lash. You explain to me.
How I don't know you?
Excuse me commander.
Let me introduce myself.
Seize the spy!
Coward.
Storm is upon us.
It's just some bad Greek whether.
Themistocles - come.
- Calisto, what is spoken here should not be repeated.
Anywhere.
My son has not earn the right to sit at the table of combat of veterans,
but you can trust him.
Very well.
Tell me.
A Greek women commands all the xerxes ships to the South.
Artemisia, I know of her.
Artemisia is murderous by trade which whose skills at sea.
She has thirst for vengeance.
Her entire family was murdered by a scodd of Greek ****.
I have heard all the stories.
The story goes that raped and murdered her family.
When they turned their attention towards her...
After years being kept above in Greek slave ship.
She was discard and left for dead.
Where she found near dead by Persian himself.
Artemisia vowed that day to return to Greece.
Only when she could watch it burn.
She was fed, clothed and trained by the finest warriors
of persian empire.
No match could be found for her skills and gift for the sword.
Great king Darius was impressed by her commitment.
And she quickly grows next commander.
She has sold her soul to the death himself.
Some could say I sold mine to Greece.
- What do you think? - ?
Guess, you are the future of this country.
I am ready to fight.
I like him.
We will need every last man. He's still just a boy.
A much younger had defended our country, father.
Enough!
You are a dreamer who speak of this no more.
Themistocles, I said your plan in motion
and my land force will be assemble by the secondary.
You won't be needed.
I can assure you of that.
Now there is a bad news. Leonidas has marched north to the hot gates.
Bad news? The spartans on the hot gates
our victory is assured.
If the army will with him.
Between oracle and, carny leonidas has marched with 300 men
so the only thing standing between Athens and total elimination
is leonidas and 300 spartans
establish a oder around the volunteers.
Good. Allow them time to teach them some of their strategies.
Just keep them well fed...
And sober.
- Anything else? - It would not hurt if they swim to shore.
I'll be damned!
- Damn! - Does your father know that you're here?
No, sir.
- And a shield and sword? - My grandfathers'.
My mother entrusted them to me morning.
- She gave her blessing? - Yes, sir.
It's a sharp blade...
Your father is preparing a surprise raid in tomorrow.
I choose to fight here and now.
Come aboard my ship and that is where you fight.
Yes, sir.
We just own a 50 ships.
Persian forces are devoted nonetheless thousands.
Ships appear hardly see worthy.
Non comparing the monstrous persian ships.
Then we have the advantage. Speed ​​and maneuverability.
We have reports that a small contingent of the persian ships
escape the storm.
We attack at dawn.
- Early Greek victory. - The gods gave us a chance
persian suffering.
Fun. We keep fighting plan.
At sunset sail to handle thick persian army .
Let's attack the open water to narrow the margin without a fight.
For master power over 1000 ships
by our power is suicide.
And my plan.
Look at your pathetic fleet.
Ship their threats.
I need a parent, Ephialtes.
And that will change and skills, you and will beat me.
General Bandari will lead the first attack.
- Commander? - I heard you driving offenses.
What I guarantee that I will bring quick victory ?
- Word and my life. - Ok.
- Rules for the fight? - Contempt of Greek ships and destroy them.
Will be dead by the end.
My brothers, hold forward
and look deep into your soul.
Skills will be tested today.
And in the heat of battle,
have a reason to fight.
DEA... you throw everything you have?
Need to see a man in the battle.
This is a link battle.
This is the human relationship with guns.
Connection can not be broken, reinforced just fight.
There will be much closer than they named brother.
Since there is no more noble cause of fighting for the people who
and give you life.
Do not stronger struggling today!
Vo fighting for our brothers!
Fighting for their families.
And besides, fight for Hellas!
It's a sure thing to get a fight.
What is this?
Do not murithi first day.
Is true for everyone!
Persian ships are strong in the face,
but weak in half. Not going to attack them.
Now!
Round up!
Back! Now!
Go!
Tactics enemy created.
Defender turned to attack.
- Loss. - No, you lose.
Retreat! Whether your day.
I'm tired of your failure, Bandari.
I will not let it hurt me to slow down.
Somehow, I believe.
My sword sharp and ready in the morning.
Okay. Tomorrow you fight with your parents.
- Not bad for you some of the farmers. - Poet e. And sculptors.
Some believe that some people will do little antrenaþi
well in the face of such an enemy.
We need all the strength to fight tomorrow.
What do you think will survive?
If my plan will work...
Sparta hellas instead of light.
People who will share their wine with me I ?
- Report! - Is still responsible for the loss.
But you have to understand that
is very difficult
live in the sea and ...
Report?
I lost 75 ships. 30 ship can not be repaired.
20 will need a few weeks to fix the door.
Force commander called Themistocles greatness.
Yes, it is common to Athens.
Rumor fired an arrow that struck greatness king Darius.
Themistocles proved to be excellent in battle.
What can I say about any of you .
Consideration that my order is not reasonable?
Win was too much to ask?
Frustration claimed losses yesterday.
Frustrated?
Frustration is not related to my loss.
A small number of ships and the slave dies nothing to say.
My frustration...
Are these people.
And, even sitting in the middle of 10,000
alone.
I want someone to stay with me.
Someone you can trust.
General tell me kashani, you guys?
Will prove victory later in the day.
I'll do it.
Hope.
Geeks!
Now!
Activities?
- Greek retire. - He's exactly where he wants.
General Kashani is a good strategy.
Speaking about themistocles.
Rocks!
Stop!
Wait!
- What are you doing here? - Responsibilities of a man
is to protect your family and your country.
- Who told you that? - My father.
See how euphemistically is frustration with the grandeur?
Why so much talk about winning?
- How... - Silence.
'Go take a message from me.
Now they are afraid of us! Now they fear the greeks!
Right!
Greek warrior afraid. Is afraid of the sword and shield.
Fear of what I like elad ,
but above all
we fear your freedom!
Do not get mad at kids.
- I take under my direction. - Anger devoted to my enemies.
Themistocles!
Artemisia ship docked in neutral waters.
- I want to meet with themistocles. - How will you ensure the safe return?
Well, man, now only honor to see him crush
and destroy the fleet sank in the aegean
and will be able to recognize it
pulse mast with sword
while low water in the grave.
Why not start.
Welcome to my humble ship.
We are honored by your presence.
Impresionanþi your ship.
Manso discussion...
Now comes themistocles, have a lot to discuss.
Do you think the greeks are the descendants of the gods?
I heard something.
Do you think it is your God?
My people are amazed struggle today.
Talk is something divine in you.
Just use nice words.
People say you killed the king Darius at marathon.
Many may say that.
It was 10 years ago.
Facts battle often bloom.
Action you keep it in mind.
I will do everything I can to defend Hellas.
And I'll do what I can s defeat.
For each kill, you must kill 1,000 persian .
Every sunken ship
you have to sink 100.
Against damage weeks, maybe months
my number to beat them. Why not take your precious vase
with sword and go hellenic fleet there.
Request to negotiate a surrender?
No...
I'll give you a chance to avoid ending dramatically.
I have a teacher like you.
Look for their defense.
A small number of people... Leonidas and 300 spartans.
It is insulting to the greatest empire the world.
Do not blame, themistocles.
You fight as if the flow of blood in your veins Poseidon.
I blame Hellas.
Bureaucracy and political advantages that protect
trimiþându you here to die.
But I still lupþi.
Should be... so what?
Athens family force you
you fought with such passion?
Actually I do not have time for the family.
I spent my whole life for true love.
True spirit of Greek fleet...
Ready for you.
Sso brings me pleasure you bind me.
Left family love deepest pleasure.
Ecstasy by rob him in the flesh
death and knives...
And hate...
Pure joy
deep and bitter.
Time to dine with me tonight...
While sticking his sword into the heart of enemy
lupþi for freedom,
and I'm offering free responsibility without consequences.
Take me back.
With my...
Breath for me because it will be the last breath.
Take me back.
Non.
You are not a God, just a man.
Hurry with the sword.
Do not you die tonight. Guard!
Remove some of that dirt off my ship.
Well, what have you learned?
Artemisia can be defeated?
The next time you feel bringing hell with him.
Posted my bodyguard.
- Go! - Retreat!
Retreat!
Themistocles in the water!
Ark and!
Ark selected on the deck now!
Fast!
Fire up!
Continue to fight you, boy! You keep fighting!
Pull in men torches.
Abandon ship!
Death I'm not innocent.. No responsibility
male themistocles and his body guard aegean sea because the water turned red
I sacrifice selfishness or
one to blame elii marathon loose.
How many people have save if themistocles would kill the boy.
Not even his son can not be sure.
Friends, try opportunities.
Artemisia...
Told me, themistocles,
I need you to fight twice as hard in the morning.
- Let's fight shoulder to shoulder. - No, my son.
You will keep both.
What did he say?
I will tell you the time, boys.
Quiet now.
'Will be in the spirit of his father.
Every time you think repeat such a tragedy?
How often do I need to be.
They alter the memories of youth.
Do you think I like this?
Last breath to see my friends.
Widow each made my decision.
And every child will grow up without a father.
Those are my choices. This is my load order.
How easy is it to silence the group .
Military allow me to see the great warriors of sparta .
Dead horse these bodies.
Let them see cost dared to challenge the God-king.
King leonidas and his brave 300
sacrifice is the best that can give Hellas.
No savior who apparently beat us.
Nothing will stop the march of empire.
.
You take the sword of the king died in Athens
and tell the people who come after them.
Bring out the news, the athenians, their jewel what city
disappeared from history.
Themistocles!
News thermopylae.
Leonidas betrayed by the rooster. Spartans slaughtered.
Pieces falling fire.
A sacrifice so!
Now Hellas is a martyr.
Daxos, take this message of the piece fire
every city, village and every friend
- hear his words. - I die, everyone.
Slaughter sparta is what brought us together.
Now, go!
Ravens persons and vessels safe.
- And you? - I want the message daxos in Athens.
I say guilty fire doors atul hair bump.
And sold their country.
Take them and replace them with gold, cocoa and persian.
What is your name, traitor?
Ephialtes thrace.
So wet with blood noble sword.
And you would be right to do so.
But there is little about me beauty ,
little beauty in what we do.
Say what you have to say.
I beg,
and all the athenians.
God king will burn this city down.
Shut up!
Great sacrifice leonidas and the spartans
not defeat.
It is a great victory.
This simple act of courage
allow us to combine our cities states
Hellas and unite for a cause,
against a single
and you, take this message to your lord king
we take the remaining ships
and ended up fighting in the small bay of salamis.
- But is death and destruction? - Yes
will.
Themistocles.
I'm here to talk to the queen.
I warn you, Athens. Not to be received warmly.
'Will offer sincere sympathy.
We can not change what happened to leonidas.
'His sacrifice will not be forgotten.
I continue negotiations on a sacrifice. Can you handle words, Athens.
I asked him all the spartan fleet.
Each and every board you can give me.
Not enough to have your dream elad U.S. ?
To put the sword in the hands of my son, our children?
Gee would be like?
I'm not doing enough for your ambitions, themistocles?
A raja, husband, father, brother and sister.
Sparta done with stirring.
Interest owned.
Avenge him!
Word oracle remains a warning. All elad fall.
Although persian stronghold converted Athens in ashes.
Because Athens will be a pile of stones, wood, cloth and dust.
And we'll disappear like dust in the wind.
Only Athens ceased to exist,
and the fate of the world depends on each syllable.
Athens no longer there,
and only wooden ships could save them.
Wooden ships...
Waves that blood hero.
Regina will fall if we fight.
Leonidas and regelelui God not as .
Themistocles is not worth.
Now, this does not qualify float miserable.
This and stopped in front and miserable leveled my world at his feet.
Our king, your slave news. Armed queen.
I'm in your hands. Just for resolving them.
The control of the military?
Themistocles of Athens.
Themistocles died.
'S life. I saw with my own eyes.
Prepare and troops. We will attack soon.
Where I ?
Being sent a force on the can confirm that there is no trap.
Dare advise on me're war?
I am a God-king. I am the defeat of leonidas.
I am the one who will destroy the athenians.
I am your king.
Murder leonidas and his people just take martyrs.
But when you attack Athens
you fire the only thing of value in this country.
Hellas we attack with the rest of my fleet.
Artemisia, enough!
Do not forget to put the crown on the head of the baby, my lord.
Now sitting on a golden throne
and pursue that struggle safe for me.
There is a distance, will witness the destruction of Athens.
Alone face a monster that comes in our land.
I pray that the spartans
give us a hand this morning.
You can feel that they do not offer enough.
You disappoint everyone.
This is your fault, themistocles.
No spartans just farmers.
Forced negotiated with the persians when he had the chance.
Are you okay?
Yes, I left with a handful of ships.
Then we put
and release these vessels breast Hellas.
Today is a privilege that is ours to claim.
A story that will be told for a thousand years
and our last battle recorded in history.
And to show everyone that I choose to die on our feet
than live on your knees.
There is only one thing you need to know today.
We will not be killed I
non.
Last words of his father. Told me that you have the right to sit at the table
.
Well bro, do not have the time and iretlicuri .
This will be the last battle that goes along.
Be a tour next to each other eternally.
Nothing will satisfy more than others sword.
- The preparation should be taken... - Are below deck.
Good.
Are you sure you want to have your undertaking at all?
Persian fleet command ship without means nothing.
- We can not have a chance. - I'll get to it.
And to this end.
There will be withdrawn.
I know.
Hellas today last ship will be destroyed.
Arãtaþi mercy! Do you offer respite!
Greek today we danced back off.
Today we obey.
Today, I am themistocles throat under my boots.
Men! Întãriþi sure!
Set up the first wave! Wholesale!
Get your glory!
I'm here to watch the fight!
Now!
To send them straight to hell!
We all have to accept the consequences and responsibilities.
Accepþi deals?
My answer is still no.
Lupþi higher than their fucking.
Income or make me acquainted with death!
Who do you fight, if not me?
No one will know his ability.
Rather die a free man from a slave .
While the chain is attached to you.
Starting out as a whisper, a promise.
Wind light dances through the debris
while death took ten thousand people.
Going through your hair while gently hand his mistress.
Wind, the that this promise has been simple.
A wind blowing on all carriers Hellas constant message
freedom.
How leonidas leave it at his feet.
A wind that my brothers sacrificed .
A wind of freedom.
A right wind.
Revenge wind.
I swear that all Hellas will unite against you.
Delphi, thebes, Olympus, arcadia and sparta.
If death came after me today available.
I will be able to remove the sword.
Attacking twice and fled.
It would be the wrong choice I had to fight.
Now that you have your stop all ships and income me.
I teach?