Philosophy was born from agoras...
... where people would gather...
...and pass time by exchanging ideas.
These conversations became the Socrates' Dialectics.
This caused the destiny of Athens...
...to differ from that of Thebes.
Everyone! There!
Look! The dog got into the garbage.
Hey! Here's more garbage!
Now! Now is the time to wake up!
Everyone! You are the same as slaves now!
- What?! The same as slaves?! - What do you mean?!
Are you mad at me?
Of course! We are not slaves!
That's right! We're not slaves!
Of course you are not!
You're respectable citizens of Athens!
Do you bow down before Macedonia?
Now is the time for you to rise up!
Yeah!
But Macedonia is strong...
Don't worry, everyone!
King Philip II of Macedonia is dead.
His successor, Alexander, is too young to win a battle!
Take Phalanx Formation!
Destroy them!
Macedonia is in the middle of turmoil!
King Philip was assassinated.
There is a rumor...
...that Alexander himself is the assassin.
Suspicion is spreading in the royal palace.
They're bickering.
Excuse me.
Look, it's Diogenes.
That's the one!
Here in Athens, this is the first time I've seen him.
Hey, dog! Eat it!
Wow! What are you doing?!
I'm doing what a dog is supposed to do.
You...!
Everyone!
Are you such cowards that you follow the young one?
Don't make fun of us!
I'll fight!
Good for you, brave man!
You are a respectable true citizen of Athens!
But if Athens is the only one to fight...
That's right. If we're the only one to fight...
Everyone! We are not the only one to rise up!
I already know...
...that the citizens of Thebes have stood against Macedonia.
Oh, Thebes military!
Thebes soldiers are brave!
And they've gathered several times with more soldiers...
...than they had three years ago.
We don't need to fear Macedonia without King Philip.
Also, the barbarian Getai in the north of Macedonia...
...has stood against them.
Everyone! Now is our best chance!
If we attack Macedonia from the north and south...
...we can definitely defeat them.
Help, help me...!
I'm a soldier of Macedonia.
I've escaped from the battle with Thebes.
What? Thebes?
What happened to Macedonia?
Macedonia was damaged heavily in the beginning.
And they escaped.
Now, everyone!
Now is the time for us to rise up to fight...
...with our brave fellow Thebes...
...to destroy Macedonia!
- That's right! - Yeah!
We'll fight, too! Let's follow Thebes!
What happened to him?
Devil King... The Devil King has come...
Devil King?
I'm a soldier of Thebes military.
Macedonia... Alexander has attacked us...
What? Didn't Macedonia escape?
They came back from the north incredibly quickly...
...and attacked Thebes.
It can't be true...
So how is Thebes?! What happened to Thebes?!
Thebes is...
The city of Thebes...
...no longer exists.
In only one day...
I know...
After destroying the north, he came back in two weeks...
...and he destroyed Thebes in only a day.
Don't you remember 20 years ago? The day the prince was born?
AII Greek countries are descendants of the Mother Goddess Hera.
Therefore, our priority is to push away...
...the invasion of Barbaroi Persia.
It's my great joy to have...
...your young power here!
What's the matter, Olympias?
Received a prophecy from the gods!
The world will be destroyed...
...by my child to be born.
It seems...
...this king is more powerful than we imagined.
If we don't do something right now, he will destroy Athens, too...
But Alexander�s peace proposal is too unreasonable to accept.
Additional taxes and a draft.
And our lives!
What are you going to do?! It's your fault, Demosthenes.
Are you blaming me?!
Instigating the people was decided by this Council!
Stop it!
It's no time to fight among ourselves!
Is there anyone wise enough to solve this problem?
Who is the wisest in Athens?
There is no one wiser than I in Athens.
How about him?!
That's right! He can do it!
Yes, we have him.
Oh, him!
Yeah, him!
But do you think he'll help us?
All we can do is ask him.
He's the only one who can save Athens.
Then let's set him up...
...as our peace negotiator.
Yes. Let's go to see him now.
King!
I'm coming in.
Hephaestion.
Where is the king?
Where did King Alexander go?
We're asking you as the wisest man in Athens.
Please meet with Alexander as our peace negotiator...
Why are you doing this?
You want me to meet with Alexander?
What do you want me to say to him?
Should I say...
''Destroy, destroy not only Athens but the world''?!
If that is okay with you, I can meet with him.
But I'll do it only if he comes here.
You finished your business. Go home!
I'm busy sleeping.
He's beyond reach.
We have to come up with another plan.
I wonder how the Council will respond.
I don't think they want to fight against us anymore.
Yeah. I've heard some are ignoring the citizens...
...and concentrating on how to save their own necks.
Hey, did you hear about it?!
The councilmen went to Diogenes to ask for his help.
- Really?! - Diogenes?!
That's right. We have him.
Yeah, he is the wisest man in Athens.
He must have some idea.
Hey!
Diogenes turned away the councilmen!
What?!
He said...
...if Alexander himself came to him, he could meet with him.
And he said...
...he was going to tell Alexander...
...to destroy the world!
We were stupid to think he could help us.
After all, he is Diogenes the Dog.
Hey, who is Diogenes?
You don't know him? He is...
...a great philosopher...
...a garbage collector and hobo...
...without morals...
...and a walking encyclopedia!
He's respected by all of Athens's citizens...
...and looked down on by the kids. They call him ''Dog.''
He's a weird guy living in a big barrel.
When Plato was asked about him, he called him...
...the insane Socrates.
Insane Socrates...? Interesting.
Who are they?
We've never seen them before.
You will destroy the world!
Uncle. I hear the Prince is...
...no, the Macedonian military is surrounding Athens.
Athens?
There is no one whose lives I want to save over there.
Oh, but he may still be in Athens...
I wonder if he knows the secret of Platohedron...
Macedonian military... Alexander came in!
What?!
No way! The deadline is tomorrow!
This is the end! Athens is going to be destroyed!
But the Macedonian military isn't headed here.
- What?! - What do you mean?!
As a matter of fact...
- Hey. - What?
Are you the insane Socrates?
Before you ask someone who he is...
...don't you think you should know who you are?
I'm Alexander, the Great King.
Is that so? I'm Diogenes the Dog.
How rude!
You should be afraid, treating the king like that!
Afraid?
Young man.
Is your king a good man or bad man?
Of course he's good.
Then why should I be afraid of a good man?
I've heard the Athens Council tried to make you their negotiator.
Then I'll decide the future of Athens...
...based on your response.
It's not my business.
But if you have a question, I may give you an answer.
Diogenes, you're a beggar, aren't you?
I can give you anything you want.
In exchange, I'll take the equivalent from Athens.
So what do you want?
What do I want?
Then, Great King, can you move over there?
You're blocking the sunshine.
Feels good!
I apologize for my rudeness towards a wise man.
Could you please let me in as your friend?
The inside of this barrel is my universe.
Be prepared before coming in.
Alexander, you've come here...
...because you have something to ask me.
Yes. I want to know who I am.
You said you're the great king.
I want to be.
But my mother received a prophecy from the gods...
...before she gave birth that I would destroy the world.
Will I destroy the world?
The answer is inside you.
I...I sometimes feel something explosive...
When I cannot control it, I may destroy the world.
I see.
That impulse destroyed Thebes, didn't it?
You are a wise man!
Is there any way to escape from the devil king of destruction?
No.
The gods' prophecy is absolute!
However, Alexander, for example...
...if you arrange strings in a vertical and horizontal way...
...it is called a cloth.
Can you say that the strings were destroyed...
...in order to create a new thing called a cloth?
Strings are destroyed without being cut or burned.
Without destruction there is no re-creation.
The devil king of destruction can be a great king of creation.
Remember that.
I see. I've made my decision.
Alexander!
Hey, Plato.
If our discord brings that young man unhappiness...
...it's a sin, isn't it?
Alexander withdrew most of his demands.
What?!
Anyway, Athens is saved.
We're also saved.
I can't understand Alexander anymore...
But what does this last line mean?
''If I was not Alexander, I wanted to be Diogenes...''
I don't understand.
Why did Alexander withdraw the demands?
Diogenes wanted the sun.
Do you think Athens has the equivalent of the sun?
I see...
If it does, it may be this city's prosperity...
...which is like the sun.
If so, it will be our king's.
The wise man must have known it.
Dog! Dog!
It's Diogenes the Dog!