1 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,900 When the boy was born... 2 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,900 ... like all Spartans, he was inspected. 3 00:01:16,700 --> 00:01:21,300 If he'd been small or punyn...or sickly or misshapen... 4 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:23,800 ... he would have been discarded. 5 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:36,600 From the time he could stand, he was baptized in the fire of combat. 6 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:02,300 Taught never to retreat,never to surrender. 7 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:07,400 Taught that death on the battlefield in service to Sparta... 8 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,900 ... was the greatest gloryis he could achieve in his life. 9 00:02:26,001 --> 00:02:30,601 At age 7, as is customary in Sparta... 10 00:02:30,701 --> 00:02:35,901 ... the boy was taken from his mother and plunged into a world of violence.. 11 00:02:36,701 --> 00:02:41,301 Manufactured by 300 years of Spartan warrior society... 12 00:02:42,301 --> 00:02:46,601 ... to create the finest soldiers the world has ever known. 13 00:02:46,801 --> 00:02:51,301 The agoge, as it's called, forces the boy to fight. 14 00:02:51,501 --> 00:02:55,101 Starves them, forces them to steal... 15 00:02:55,301 --> 00:02:59,701 ... and if necessary, to kill. 16 00:03:00,701 --> 00:03:03,701 By rod and lash the boy was punished... 17 00:03:03,901 --> 00:03:07,201 ... taught to show no pain, no mercy. 18 00:03:08,901 --> 00:03:12,401 Constantly tested, tossed into the wild. 19 00:03:12,601 --> 00:03:17,901 Left to pit his wits and will against nature's fury. 20 00:03:18,301 --> 00:03:20,501 It was his initiation... 21 00:03:20,601 --> 00:03:23,201 ... his time in the wild... 22 00:03:23,401 --> 00:03:27,901 ...for he would return to his people a Spartan... 23 00:03:28,001 --> 00:03:30,201 ... or not at all. 24 00:03:52,501 --> 00:03:55,401 The wolf begins to circle the boy. 25 00:03:55,501 --> 00:03:58,001 Claws of black steel... 26 00:03:58,101 --> 00:04:00,401 ... fur as dark night. 27 00:04:00,901 --> 00:04:02,201 Eyes glowing red... 28 00:04:02,401 --> 00:04:06,301 ... jewels from the pit of hell itself. 29 00:04:15,101 --> 00:04:19,001 The giant wolf sniffing... 30 00:04:19,201 --> 00:04:22,301 ... savoring the scent of the meal to come. 31 00:04:46,502 --> 00:04:48,002 It's not fear that grips him... 32 00:04:48,602 --> 00:04:51,802 ... only a heightened sense of things. 33 00:04:52,102 --> 00:04:55,502 The cold air in his lungs. 34 00:04:56,002 --> 00:04:59,402 Windswept pinesinst the coming night. 35 00:05:07,402 --> 00:05:09,802 His hands are steady. 36 00:05:09,902 --> 00:05:12,202 His form... 37 00:05:12,402 --> 00:05:14,502 ... perfect. 38 00:05:40,302 --> 00:05:43,002 And so the boy, given up for dead... 39 00:05:43,202 --> 00:05:47,902 ...returns to his people, to sacred Sparta, a king! 40 00:05:48,302 --> 00:05:52,102 Our king, Leonidas! 41 00:05:58,002 --> 00:06:01,802 It's been more than 30 years since the wolf and the winter cold. 42 00:06:03,202 --> 00:06:07,502 And now, as then, a beast approaches. 43 00:06:07,602 --> 00:06:12,602 Patient and confident, savoring the meal to come. 44 00:06:13,202 --> 00:06:16,502 But this beast is made of men and horses... 45 00:06:16,702 --> 00:06:19,502 ...swords and spears. 46 00:06:19,702 --> 00:06:24,602 An army of slaves, vast beyond imagining,ready to devour tiny Greece. 47 00:06:25,002 --> 00:06:29,802 Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice. 48 00:06:32,503 --> 00:06:35,303 A beast approaches... 49 00:06:38,003 --> 00:06:43,603 ...and it was King Leonidas himself who provoked it. 50 00:07:54,203 --> 00:07:56,003 That's it. 51 00:07:56,403 --> 00:08:01,203 Now, the more you sweat here, the less you'll bleed in battle. 52 00:08:02,403 --> 00:08:04,903 My father taught me... 53 00:08:05,103 --> 00:08:07,603 ...that fear is always a constant. 54 00:08:07,703 --> 00:08:09,203 But accepting it... 55 00:08:09,603 --> 00:08:10,703 ...makes you stronger. 56 00:08:10,903 --> 00:08:12,303 My queen. 57 00:08:12,503 --> 00:08:15,303 A Persian emissary awaits Leonidas. 58 00:08:17,803 --> 00:08:19,203 In the end... 59 00:08:19,403 --> 00:08:23,003 ...a Spartan's true strength is the warrior next to him. 60 00:08:23,703 --> 00:08:28,203 So give respect and honor to him, and it will be returned to you. 61 00:08:28,803 --> 00:08:30,303 First... 62 00:08:31,003 --> 00:08:34,003 ...you fight with your head. - Then you fight with your heart. 63 00:08:36,303 --> 00:08:38,003 What is it? 64 00:08:38,303 --> 00:08:40,103 A Persian messenger awaits you. 65 00:08:42,404 --> 00:08:43,904 Do not forget today's lesson. 66 00:08:44,104 --> 00:08:46,804 - Respect and honor. - Respect and honor. 67 00:09:02,304 --> 00:09:06,704 Councilman Theron. You found yourself needed, for once. 68 00:09:07,804 --> 00:09:10,704 My king and queen, I was just entertaining your guests. 69 00:09:10,904 --> 00:09:12,204 I'm sure. 70 00:09:13,404 --> 00:09:15,204 Before you speak, Persian... 71 00:09:15,404 --> 00:09:18,704 ...know that in Sparta everyone, even a king's messenger... 72 00:09:18,904 --> 00:09:21,504 ...is held accountable for the words of his voice. 73 00:09:22,504 --> 00:09:25,204 Now, what message do you bring? 74 00:09:26,304 --> 00:09:28,804 Earth and water. 75 00:09:31,004 --> 00:09:34,704 You rode all the way from Persia for earth and water? 76 00:09:36,204 --> 00:09:40,104 Do not be coy or stupid, Persian. You can afford neither in Sparta. 77 00:09:40,604 --> 00:09:43,104 What makes this woman think she can speak among men? 78 00:09:43,304 --> 00:09:46,104 Because only Spartan women give birth to real men. 79 00:09:47,604 --> 00:09:51,204 Let us walk to cool our tongues. 80 00:09:53,804 --> 00:09:57,004 If you value your lives over your complete annihilation... 81 00:09:57,204 --> 00:09:58,804 ...listen carefully, Leonidas. 82 00:09:59,004 --> 00:10:03,704 Xerxes conquers and controls everything he rests his eyes upon. 83 00:10:03,904 --> 00:10:07,004 He leads an army so massive, it shakes the ground with its march. 84 00:10:07,104 --> 00:10:09,804 So vast, it drinks the rivers dry. 85 00:10:10,004 --> 00:10:13,004 All the God-King Xerxes requires is this: 86 00:10:13,304 --> 00:10:16,604 A simple offering of earth and water... 87 00:10:16,704 --> 00:10:20,904 ...a token of Sparta's submission to the will of Xerxes. 88 00:10:32,004 --> 00:10:34,104 Submission. 89 00:10:36,304 --> 00:10:38,204 Now, that's a bit of a problem. 90 00:10:38,704 --> 00:10:39,904 See, rumor has it... 91 00:10:40,104 --> 00:10:42,704 ...the Athenians have already turned you down. 92 00:10:43,604 --> 00:10:48,804 And if those philosophers and boy-lovers have found that kind of nerve, then... 93 00:10:49,004 --> 00:10:53,205 - We must be diplomatic. - And, of course, Spartans... 94 00:10:54,305 --> 00:10:56,305 ...have their reputation to consider. 95 00:10:56,505 --> 00:11:00,505 Choose your next words carefully, Leonidas. 96 00:11:00,805 --> 00:11:03,405 They may be your last as king. 97 00:11:43,905 --> 00:11:47,205 "Earth and water." 98 00:11:52,505 --> 00:11:54,605 Madman. You're a madman. 99 00:11:54,705 --> 00:11:56,405 Earth and water. 100 00:11:56,805 --> 00:11:58,905 You'll find plenty of both down there. 101 00:11:59,205 --> 00:12:02,705 No man, Persian or Greek, no man threatens a messenger. 102 00:12:03,105 --> 00:12:08,105 You bring the crowns and heads of conquered kings to my city steps. 103 00:12:08,305 --> 00:12:10,305 You insult my queen. 104 00:12:10,505 --> 00:12:14,205 You threaten my people with slavery and death. 105 00:12:14,405 --> 00:12:17,305 Oh, I've chosen my words carefully,Persian. 106 00:12:17,505 --> 00:12:19,505 Perhaps you should have done the same. 107 00:12:19,605 --> 00:12:23,305 This is blasphemy. This is madness! 108 00:12:40,705 --> 00:12:42,805 Madness? 109 00:12:43,405 --> 00:12:45,505 This is Sparta! 110 00:14:12,106 --> 00:14:14,406 Welcome, Leonidas. 111 00:14:15,006 --> 00:14:18,206 We have been expecting you. 112 00:14:24,706 --> 00:14:30,006 The ephors, priests to the old gods. 113 00:14:30,406 --> 00:14:32,706 Inbred swine. 114 00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:35,706 More creature than man. 115 00:14:36,106 --> 00:14:41,506 Creatures whom even Leonidas must bribe and beg. 116 00:14:42,406 --> 00:14:47,206 For no Spartan king has gone to war without the ephors' blessing. 117 00:14:48,906 --> 00:14:53,006 The Persians claim their forces number in the millions. 118 00:14:53,606 --> 00:14:56,906 I hope, for our sake, they exaggerate. 119 00:14:57,406 --> 00:15:01,606 But there's no question, we face the most massive army ever assembled. 120 00:15:01,806 --> 00:15:05,206 Before your plan is heard... 121 00:15:05,306 --> 00:15:07,606 ...what do you offer? 122 00:15:17,107 --> 00:15:21,507 We will use our superior fighting skills... 123 00:15:21,707 --> 00:15:25,707 ...and the terrain of Greece herself to destroy them. 124 00:15:25,907 --> 00:15:28,707 We will march north to the coast, where I will make sure... 125 00:15:28,907 --> 00:15:33,807 It is August, Leonidas. The full moon approaches. 126 00:15:34,207 --> 00:15:37,407 The sacred and ancient festival. 127 00:15:37,507 --> 00:15:41,607 Sparta wages no war at the time of the Carneia. 128 00:15:41,807 --> 00:15:43,407 Sparta will burn! 129 00:15:43,807 --> 00:15:45,407 Her men will die at arms... 130 00:15:45,507 --> 00:15:49,207 ...and her women and children will be slaves or worse. 131 00:15:51,307 --> 00:15:56,407 Now, we will block the Persian coastal assault... 132 00:15:56,707 --> 00:15:59,007 ...by rebuilding the great Phocian Wall. 133 00:15:59,207 --> 00:16:03,907 And from there, we will funnel them into the mountain pass we call the Hot Gates. 134 00:16:04,107 --> 00:16:08,407 Now, in that narrow corridor, their numbers will count for nothing. 135 00:16:08,607 --> 00:16:11,207 And wave after wave of Persian attack... 136 00:16:11,407 --> 00:16:15,307 ...will smash against Spartan shields. 137 00:16:15,907 --> 00:16:20,207 Xerxes' losses will be so great, his men so demoralized... 138 00:16:20,307 --> 00:16:24,707 ...he will have no choice but to abandon his campaign. 139 00:16:24,907 --> 00:16:27,607 We must consult the oracle. 140 00:16:28,307 --> 00:16:30,907 Trust the gods, Leonidas. 141 00:16:31,107 --> 00:16:34,407 I'd prefer you trusted your reason. 142 00:16:34,607 --> 00:16:36,607 Your blasphemies... 143 00:16:36,807 --> 00:16:41,207 ...have cost us quite enough already. 144 00:16:41,907 --> 00:16:44,907 Don't compound them. 145 00:16:47,007 --> 00:16:51,807 We will consult the oracle. 146 00:16:53,907 --> 00:16:56,407 Diseased old mystics. 147 00:16:57,407 --> 00:17:02,107 Worthless remnants of a time before Sparta's ascent from darkness. 148 00:17:02,407 --> 00:17:05,707 Remnants of a senseless tradition. 149 00:17:05,907 --> 00:17:10,207 Tradition even Leonidas cannot defy... 150 00:17:10,407 --> 00:17:14,807 ...for he must respect the word of the ephors. 151 00:17:15,007 --> 00:17:16,907 That is the law. 152 00:17:19,908 --> 00:17:24,308 And no Spartan, subject or citizen, man or woman... 153 00:17:24,408 --> 00:17:28,508 ... slave or king, is above the law. 154 00:18:03,308 --> 00:18:07,608 The ephors choose only the most beautiful Spartan girls... 155 00:18:07,808 --> 00:18:10,308 ... to live among them as oracles. 156 00:18:10,508 --> 00:18:13,708 Their beauty is their curse... 157 00:18:13,908 --> 00:18:17,708 ... for the old wretchesen... 158 00:18:18,708 --> 00:18:22,808 ... and souls as black as hell. 159 00:18:25,808 --> 00:18:29,008 "Pray to the winds... 160 00:18:31,508 --> 00:18:33,708 ...Sparta will fall. 161 00:18:36,608 --> 00:18:40,308 All Greece will fall. 162 00:18:42,508 --> 00:18:46,108 Trust not in men... 163 00:18:48,208 --> 00:18:51,408 ...honor the gods. 164 00:18:55,208 --> 00:18:58,808 Honor the Carneia." 165 00:19:00,608 --> 00:19:04,208 The king's climb down is harder. 166 00:19:04,408 --> 00:19:07,308 Pompous, inbred swine. 167 00:19:07,508 --> 00:19:10,708 Worthless, diseased, rotten... 168 00:19:10,908 --> 00:19:12,908 ... corrupt. 169 00:19:16,308 --> 00:19:19,908 Truly, you're in the god-king's favor now... 170 00:19:20,508 --> 00:19:22,608 ...O wise and holy men. 171 00:19:22,908 --> 00:19:24,308 Yes. 172 00:19:24,508 --> 00:19:29,509 And when Sparta burns,you shall bathe in gold. 173 00:19:29,609 --> 00:19:32,209 Fresh oracles shall be delivered to you... 174 00:19:32,709 --> 00:19:34,109 ...daily... 175 00:19:34,309 --> 00:19:38,109 ...from every corner of the empire. 176 00:20:13,709 --> 00:20:17,309 Your lips can finish what your fingers have started. 177 00:20:20,509 --> 00:20:22,909 Or has the oracle robbed you of your desire as well? 178 00:20:24,509 --> 00:20:27,509 It would take more than the words of a drunken adolescent girl... 179 00:20:27,709 --> 00:20:29,409 ...to rob me of my desire for you. 180 00:20:33,509 --> 00:20:35,009 Then why so distant? 181 00:20:38,109 --> 00:20:40,109 Because it seems... 182 00:20:40,309 --> 00:20:46,209 ...though a slave and captive of lecherous old men... 183 00:20:46,609 --> 00:20:49,809 ...the oracle's words could set fire to all that I love. 184 00:20:50,009 --> 00:20:53,609 So that is why my king loses sleep and is forced from the warmth of his bed? 185 00:20:56,609 --> 00:21:01,009 There's only one woman's words that should affect the mood of my husband. 186 00:21:01,809 --> 00:21:03,409 Those are mine. 187 00:21:07,509 --> 00:21:09,909 Then what must a king do to save his world... 188 00:21:10,109 --> 00:21:14,509 ...when the very laws he is sworn to protect force him to do nothing? 189 00:21:17,509 --> 00:21:20,809 It is not a question of what a Spartan citizen should do... 190 00:21:21,009 --> 00:21:23,809 ...nor a husband, nor a king. 191 00:21:24,509 --> 00:21:27,209 Instead ask yourself, my dearest love... 192 00:21:28,809 --> 00:21:30,809 ...what should a free man do? 193 00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:40,510 - Is this all of them? - As you ordered. Three hundred. 194 00:22:41,510 --> 00:22:44,810 All with born sons to carry on their name. 195 00:22:55,510 --> 00:22:56,810 We are with you, sire. 196 00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,310 For Sparta. For freedom. 197 00:22:59,510 --> 00:23:01,510 To the death. 198 00:23:12,310 --> 00:23:14,010 He is your son. 199 00:23:14,810 --> 00:23:17,710 He is too young to have felt a woman's warmth. 200 00:23:17,810 --> 00:23:21,810 I have others to replace him. Astinos is as brave and ready as any. 201 00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:26,210 No younger than we were the first time you stood next to me in battle. 202 00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:32,110 You are a good friend... 203 00:23:32,210 --> 00:23:35,710 ...but a better captain, there is none. 204 00:23:41,310 --> 00:23:43,210 My good king. 205 00:23:44,110 --> 00:23:47,511 My good king, the oracle has spoken. 206 00:23:47,611 --> 00:23:50,511 The ephors have spoken. There must be no march. 207 00:23:50,711 --> 00:23:52,511 It is the law, my lord. 208 00:23:52,611 --> 00:23:56,611 - The Spartan army must not go to war. - Nor shall it. 209 00:23:57,511 --> 00:23:59,111 I've issued no such orders. 210 00:23:59,511 --> 00:24:03,011 I'm here just taking a stroll, stretching my legs. 211 00:24:03,311 --> 00:24:08,411 These 300 men are my personal bodyguard. 212 00:24:08,711 --> 00:24:10,911 Our army will stay in Sparta. 213 00:24:11,511 --> 00:24:12,811 Where will you go? 214 00:24:15,811 --> 00:24:18,011 I hadn't really thought about it... 215 00:24:18,811 --> 00:24:21,011 ...but now that you ask... 216 00:24:21,211 --> 00:24:23,911 ...I suppose I'll head north. 217 00:24:25,311 --> 00:24:26,411 The Hot Gates? 218 00:24:29,111 --> 00:24:31,511 Move out! 219 00:24:31,711 --> 00:24:33,711 Move out! 220 00:24:34,911 --> 00:24:36,511 What shall we do? 221 00:24:38,011 --> 00:24:39,311 What can we do? 222 00:24:40,011 --> 00:24:41,811 What can you do? 223 00:24:44,811 --> 00:24:48,611 Sparta will need sons. 224 00:25:36,411 --> 00:25:38,211 Spartan! 225 00:25:47,411 --> 00:25:48,711 Yes, milady? 226 00:26:04,812 --> 00:26:07,112 Come back with your shield... 227 00:26:08,012 --> 00:26:09,412 ...or on it. 228 00:26:10,912 --> 00:26:12,312 Yes, milady. 229 00:26:20,812 --> 00:26:23,112 "Goodbye, my love." 230 00:26:23,712 --> 00:26:25,912 He doesn't say it. 231 00:26:26,412 --> 00:26:28,612 There's no room for softness... 232 00:26:28,812 --> 00:26:30,812 ... not in Sparta. 233 00:26:31,012 --> 00:26:33,812 No place for weakness. 234 00:26:37,312 --> 00:26:41,512 Only the hard and strong may call themselves Spartans. 235 00:26:42,312 --> 00:26:46,812 Only the hard. Only the strong. 236 00:27:15,312 --> 00:27:17,112 We march... 237 00:27:17,812 --> 00:27:23,312 ...for our lands, for our families, for our freedoms. 238 00:27:24,112 --> 00:27:26,312 We march. 239 00:27:28,012 --> 00:27:29,712 Daxos. 240 00:27:29,812 --> 00:27:33,212 - What a pleasant surprise. - This morning's full of surprises, Leonidas. 241 00:27:33,412 --> 00:27:35,812 - We've been tricked. - Can't be more than a hundred. 242 00:27:36,012 --> 00:27:38,212 - This is a surprise. - Silence. 243 00:27:38,712 --> 00:27:40,612 This isn't their army. 244 00:27:40,812 --> 00:27:45,012 We heard Sparta was on the warpath and we were eager to join forces. 245 00:27:45,612 --> 00:27:49,712 If it is blood you seek, you are welcome to join us. 246 00:27:50,112 --> 00:27:53,312 But you bring only this handful of soldiers against Xerxes? 247 00:27:53,512 --> 00:27:57,112 I see I was wrong to expect Sparta's commitment to at least match our own. 248 00:27:58,212 --> 00:28:00,112 Doesn't it? 249 00:28:01,512 --> 00:28:03,212 You, there. 250 00:28:03,713 --> 00:28:04,913 What is your profession? 251 00:28:05,413 --> 00:28:07,513 I'm a potter, sir. 252 00:28:08,713 --> 00:28:12,513 And you, Arcadian. What is your profession? 253 00:28:12,913 --> 00:28:16,313 - Sculptor, sir. - Sculptor. 254 00:28:16,713 --> 00:28:18,613 - And you? - Blacksmith. 255 00:28:23,313 --> 00:28:26,613 Spartans! What is your profession? 256 00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:35,713 You see, old friend? 257 00:28:35,813 --> 00:28:38,713 I brought more soldiers than you did. 258 00:28:48,713 --> 00:28:50,513 No sleep tonight... 259 00:28:51,613 --> 00:28:54,013 ... not for the king. 260 00:28:54,213 --> 00:28:56,413 All his 40 years straight road... 261 00:28:56,613 --> 00:29:00,213 ...to this one gleaming moment in destiny... 262 00:29:00,313 --> 00:29:03,113 ... this one radiant clash. 263 00:29:03,313 --> 00:29:06,913 ... sword and bone, and flesh and blood. 264 00:29:08,613 --> 00:29:10,413 His only regret... 265 00:29:10,513 --> 00:29:14,313 ... is that he has so few to sacrifice. 266 00:29:35,613 --> 00:29:37,613 We're being followed. 267 00:29:42,613 --> 00:29:44,813 It has followed us since Sparta. 268 00:29:49,813 --> 00:29:52,713 My king! Look! 269 00:30:13,714 --> 00:30:15,214 What happened here? 270 00:30:15,714 --> 00:30:17,114 Where are all the people? 271 00:30:18,214 --> 00:30:19,914 Persians. 272 00:30:20,114 --> 00:30:21,814 I put their number at around 20. 273 00:30:24,214 --> 00:30:25,614 A scouting party. 274 00:30:29,014 --> 00:30:30,414 But these footprints... 275 00:30:41,814 --> 00:30:43,314 Behind us! 276 00:30:57,414 --> 00:30:58,614 Child! 277 00:31:31,614 --> 00:31:34,314 It's quiet now. 278 00:31:34,814 --> 00:31:36,614 They... 279 00:31:36,914 --> 00:31:41,014 They came with beasts from the blackness. 280 00:31:42,514 --> 00:31:44,814 With their claws and fangs... 281 00:31:45,014 --> 00:31:47,214 ...they grabbed them. 282 00:31:48,114 --> 00:31:50,314 Everyone... 283 00:31:51,314 --> 00:31:53,314 ...but me. 284 00:32:05,614 --> 00:32:07,114 The villagers. 285 00:32:07,714 --> 00:32:09,614 I found them. 286 00:32:21,114 --> 00:32:23,915 Have the gods no mercy? 287 00:32:25,115 --> 00:32:27,115 We are doomed. 288 00:32:27,315 --> 00:32:29,915 Quiet yourself. 289 00:32:33,415 --> 00:32:38,615 The child speaks of the Persian ghosts, known from the ancient times. 290 00:32:39,515 --> 00:32:42,215 They are the hunters of men's souls. 291 00:32:43,215 --> 00:32:45,815 They cannot be killed or defeated. 292 00:32:46,415 --> 00:32:50,615 Not this darkness. Not these lmmortals. 293 00:32:52,815 --> 00:32:55,015 Immortals? 294 00:32:55,315 --> 00:32:58,315 We'll put their name to the test. 295 00:33:20,415 --> 00:33:23,215 Into the Hot Gates we march. 296 00:33:23,315 --> 00:33:26,615 Into that narrow corridor we march... 297 00:33:26,815 --> 00:33:29,115 ...where Xerxes' numbers count for nothing. 298 00:33:30,215 --> 00:33:34,215 Spartans, citizen-soldiers, freed slaves. 299 00:33:34,315 --> 00:33:36,215 Brave Greeks, all. 300 00:33:37,215 --> 00:33:40,315 Brothers, fathers, sons... 301 00:33:40,515 --> 00:33:42,515 ... we march. 302 00:33:43,215 --> 00:33:47,415 For honor's sake, for duty's sake, for glory's sake, we march. 303 00:33:47,615 --> 00:33:50,715 Look! Persians. 304 00:33:55,815 --> 00:33:59,515 Into hell's mouth we march. 305 00:34:08,615 --> 00:34:10,615 Let's watch these motherless dogs... 306 00:34:10,915 --> 00:34:14,915 ...as they're embraced by the loving arms of Greece herself. Come. 307 00:34:17,815 --> 00:34:19,415 True. 308 00:34:23,715 --> 00:34:26,115 It does look like rain. 309 00:34:29,415 --> 00:34:32,716 Zeus stabs the sky with thunderbolts... 310 00:34:33,016 --> 00:34:37,016 ... and batters the Persian ships 311 00:34:38,116 --> 00:34:40,616 Glorious. 312 00:34:52,916 --> 00:34:55,716 Only one among us keeps his Spartan reserve. 313 00:35:01,716 --> 00:35:03,616 Only he. 314 00:35:03,816 --> 00:35:06,216 Only our king. 315 00:35:23,716 --> 00:35:25,616 My queen? 316 00:35:30,816 --> 00:35:32,116 My queen... 317 00:35:32,316 --> 00:35:35,616 ...the courtyard is a more fitting place for a married woman. 318 00:35:35,816 --> 00:35:37,416 I'm afraid gossip and protocol... 319 00:35:37,616 --> 00:35:40,116 ...are the least of my worries now,councilman. 320 00:35:41,816 --> 00:35:43,616 Is such secrecy needed? 321 00:35:43,816 --> 00:35:46,516 How am I to trust beyond the walls of my own home? 322 00:35:46,616 --> 00:35:50,416 Even here, Theron has eyes and ears which fuel Sparta with doubt and fear. 323 00:35:50,816 --> 00:35:54,216 You speak as if all Sparta conspires against you. 324 00:35:54,816 --> 00:35:56,916 I wish it were only against me. 325 00:35:59,516 --> 00:36:03,016 Many on our council would vote to give all we have... 326 00:36:03,216 --> 00:36:05,116 ...and follow Leonidas... 327 00:36:05,416 --> 00:36:07,416 ...but you must show them favor. 328 00:36:09,716 --> 00:36:12,116 And you can arrange for me to speak to the council? 329 00:36:12,316 --> 00:36:14,716 If it is reason they want,I will let them know. 330 00:36:14,916 --> 00:36:17,016 Know what, my queen? 331 00:36:17,416 --> 00:36:19,416 Freedom isn't free at all. 332 00:36:19,616 --> 00:36:22,916 That it comes with the highest of costs,the cost of blood. 333 00:36:25,216 --> 00:36:27,816 I will do my best to gather our council. 334 00:36:28,316 --> 00:36:32,116 And its chamber shall be filled with your voice. 335 00:36:32,416 --> 00:36:34,316 - I'm in your debt. - No. 336 00:36:34,616 --> 00:36:38,816 Leonidas is my king as well as yours. 337 00:37:03,617 --> 00:37:05,417 I saw those ships smash on the rocks. 338 00:37:06,517 --> 00:37:07,917 How can this be? 339 00:37:08,117 --> 00:37:11,417 We saw but a fraction of the monster that is Xerxes' army. 340 00:37:12,017 --> 00:37:14,417 There can be no victory here. 341 00:37:18,417 --> 00:37:20,117 Why do you smile? 342 00:37:21,817 --> 00:37:23,717 Arcadian... 343 00:37:23,917 --> 00:37:26,917 ...I have fought countless times... 344 00:37:27,217 --> 00:37:29,817 ...yet I've never met an adversary who could offer me... 345 00:37:30,017 --> 00:37:32,217 ...what we Spartans call "a beautiful death." 346 00:37:33,017 --> 00:37:34,617 I can only hope... 347 00:37:34,817 --> 00:37:37,517 ...with all the world's warriors gathered against us... 348 00:37:37,717 --> 00:37:41,417 ...there might be one down there who's up to the task. 349 00:37:52,817 --> 00:37:55,217 Move! 350 00:37:56,517 --> 00:37:59,417 Keep going, you dogs! 351 00:38:07,117 --> 00:38:09,117 Move! 352 00:38:10,617 --> 00:38:13,117 Forward, I say! 353 00:38:15,517 --> 00:38:17,117 Stop here! 354 00:38:17,917 --> 00:38:20,117 Who commands here? 355 00:38:22,317 --> 00:38:24,917 I am the emissary... 356 00:38:25,117 --> 00:38:27,417 ...to the ruler of all the world... 357 00:38:28,217 --> 00:38:32,117 ...the god of gods, king of kings... 358 00:38:32,217 --> 00:38:33,817 ...and by that authority... 359 00:38:34,017 --> 00:38:37,817 ...I demand that someone show me your commander. 360 00:38:41,617 --> 00:38:47,517 Listen. Do you think the paltry dozen you slew scares us? 361 00:38:47,617 --> 00:38:51,118 These hills swarm with our scouts. 362 00:38:51,318 --> 00:38:56,018 And do you think your pathetic wall will do anything... 363 00:38:56,218 --> 00:39:02,518 ...except fall like a heap of dry leaves in the face of...? 364 00:39:14,218 --> 00:39:16,518 Our ancestors built this wall... 365 00:39:17,218 --> 00:39:21,218 ...using ancient stones from the bosom of Greece herself. 366 00:39:21,618 --> 00:39:24,018 And with a little Spartan help... 367 00:39:24,318 --> 00:39:26,718 ...your Persian scouts supplied the mortar. 368 00:39:27,318 --> 00:39:31,318 You will pay for your barbarism! 369 00:39:50,518 --> 00:39:52,018 My arm! 370 00:39:54,618 --> 00:39:56,518 It's not yours anymore. 371 00:39:56,718 --> 00:40:01,418 Go now. Run along and tell your Xerxes he faces free men here... 372 00:40:01,718 --> 00:40:03,118 ...not slaves. 373 00:40:03,318 --> 00:40:04,518 Do it quickly... 374 00:40:04,718 --> 00:40:07,718 ...before we decide to make our wall just a little bit bigger. 375 00:40:08,218 --> 00:40:09,818 No. 376 00:40:09,918 --> 00:40:12,418 Not slaves. 377 00:40:14,218 --> 00:40:17,618 Your women will be slaves. 378 00:40:17,918 --> 00:40:20,818 Your sons, your daughters... 379 00:40:21,018 --> 00:40:23,318 ...your elders will be slaves! 380 00:40:23,518 --> 00:40:26,218 But not you, no. 381 00:40:26,418 --> 00:40:30,518 By noon this day you will be dead men. 382 00:40:31,618 --> 00:40:37,618 A thousand nations of the Persian Empire descend upon you. 383 00:40:38,018 --> 00:40:41,518 Our arrows will blot out the sun. 384 00:40:43,318 --> 00:40:46,018 Then we will fight in the shade. 385 00:40:47,518 --> 00:40:49,318 The wall is solid. 386 00:40:49,518 --> 00:40:52,618 It'll do the job of funneling the Persians into the Hot Gates. 387 00:40:53,018 --> 00:40:55,718 Have the men found any route through the hills to our back? 388 00:40:56,218 --> 00:40:58,218 None, sire. 389 00:40:58,519 --> 00:41:00,019 There is such a route, good king. 390 00:41:00,619 --> 00:41:02,319 Just pass that western ridge. 391 00:41:03,019 --> 00:41:04,719 It's an old goat path. 392 00:41:04,919 --> 00:41:07,719 The Persians could use it to outflank us. 393 00:41:07,919 --> 00:41:11,619 Not one step closer, monster! 394 00:41:13,219 --> 00:41:16,819 Wise king, I humbly request an audience. 395 00:41:17,019 --> 00:41:20,419 - I'll skewer you where you stand. - I gave no such order. 396 00:41:30,919 --> 00:41:32,119 Forgive the captain. 397 00:41:32,819 --> 00:41:34,319 He is a good soldier... 398 00:41:34,919 --> 00:41:37,519 ...but a bit short on manners. 399 00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:41,719 There is nothing to forgive, brave king.I know what I look like. 400 00:41:42,219 --> 00:41:44,219 You wear the crimson of a Spartan. 401 00:41:44,819 --> 00:41:50,419 I am Ephialtes, born of Sparta. 402 00:41:51,019 --> 00:41:55,119 My mother's love led my parents to flee Sparta... 403 00:41:55,319 --> 00:41:56,719 ...lest I be discarded. 404 00:41:57,319 --> 00:42:00,119 Your shield and armor? 405 00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:02,619 My father's, sir. 406 00:42:04,019 --> 00:42:08,019 I beg you, bold king,to permit me... 407 00:42:08,219 --> 00:42:13,319 ...to redeem my father's name by serving you in combat. 408 00:42:13,619 --> 00:42:19,419 My father trained me to feel no fear,to make spear and shield and sword... 409 00:42:19,619 --> 00:42:22,319 ...as much a part of me as my own beating heart. 410 00:42:22,819 --> 00:42:26,119 I will earn my father's armor, noble king... 411 00:42:26,219 --> 00:42:28,419 ...by serving you in the battle. 412 00:42:33,619 --> 00:42:35,719 A fine thrust. 413 00:42:35,919 --> 00:42:37,419 I will kill many Persians. 414 00:42:43,319 --> 00:42:44,919 Raise your shield. 415 00:42:45,119 --> 00:42:47,819 - Sire? - Raise your shield as high as you can. 416 00:42:56,019 --> 00:42:59,019 Your father should have taught you how our phalanx works. 417 00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:01,019 We fight... 418 00:43:01,519 --> 00:43:04,419 ...as a single, impenetrable unit. 419 00:43:04,619 --> 00:43:07,519 That is the source of our strength. 420 00:43:08,420 --> 00:43:12,020 Each Spartan protects the man to his left... 421 00:43:12,220 --> 00:43:15,420 ...from thigh to neck with his shield. 422 00:43:15,620 --> 00:43:20,220 A single weak spot and the phalanx shatters. 423 00:43:21,620 --> 00:43:24,920 From thigh to neck, Ephialtes. 424 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:29,320 I am sorry, my friend. 425 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:32,120 - But not all of us were made to be soldiers. - But I... 426 00:43:32,220 --> 00:43:34,720 - lf you want to help in a Spartan victory... - Yes. 427 00:43:34,820 --> 00:43:40,020 ...clear the battlefield of the dead,tend the wounded, bring them water... 428 00:43:40,220 --> 00:43:41,820 ...but as for the fight itself... 429 00:43:43,220 --> 00:43:45,120 ...I cannot use you. 430 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:48,420 You... 431 00:43:56,220 --> 00:44:00,320 Mother! Father! You were wrong! 432 00:44:03,620 --> 00:44:05,420 You are wrong! 433 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:10,120 Leonidas! You are wrong! 434 00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:13,020 Dispatch the Phocians to the goat path... 435 00:44:13,220 --> 00:44:17,720 ...and pray to the gods nobody tells the Persians about it. 436 00:44:23,420 --> 00:44:25,020 Earthquake. 437 00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:26,820 No, captain. 438 00:44:28,420 --> 00:44:30,320 Battle formations. 439 00:44:54,220 --> 00:44:57,420 This is where we hold them. 440 00:44:57,620 --> 00:44:59,820 This is where we fight! 441 00:45:00,420 --> 00:45:02,620 This is where they die! 442 00:45:03,020 --> 00:45:04,820 Earn these shields, boys! 443 00:45:07,620 --> 00:45:10,120 Remember this day, men... 444 00:45:10,220 --> 00:45:14,020 ...for it will be yours for all time. 445 00:45:25,121 --> 00:45:26,921 Spartans! 446 00:45:27,021 --> 00:45:29,221 Lay down your weapons! 447 00:45:46,021 --> 00:45:48,321 Persians! 448 00:45:48,921 --> 00:45:50,921 Come and get them! 449 00:46:12,421 --> 00:46:14,121 Hold! 450 00:46:16,921 --> 00:46:18,521 Give them nothing... 451 00:46:18,921 --> 00:46:22,521 ...but take from them everything! 452 00:46:24,221 --> 00:46:25,921 Steady! 453 00:46:36,721 --> 00:46:38,321 Push! 454 00:46:42,121 --> 00:46:44,521 Is that the best you can do? 455 00:46:46,721 --> 00:46:48,721 Push! Push! 456 00:46:58,821 --> 00:47:00,321 Now! 457 00:47:12,121 --> 00:47:13,621 Push! 458 00:47:57,222 --> 00:47:59,822 No prisoners! 459 00:48:00,122 --> 00:48:01,822 No mercy! 460 00:49:21,222 --> 00:49:23,322 They look thirsty. 461 00:49:24,422 --> 00:49:27,322 Well, let's give them something to drink. 462 00:49:30,222 --> 00:49:32,922 To the cliffs. 463 00:49:56,523 --> 00:49:58,723 Halt. 464 00:50:00,823 --> 00:50:02,923 Hell of a good start. 465 00:50:25,623 --> 00:50:28,023 Tuck tail! 466 00:50:33,523 --> 00:50:35,123 Persian cowards. 467 00:50:42,823 --> 00:50:45,823 - What the hell are you laughing at? - Well, you had to say it. 468 00:50:46,623 --> 00:50:50,223 - What? - "Fight in the shade." 469 00:51:03,823 --> 00:51:05,723 Recover. 470 00:51:29,023 --> 00:51:31,623 Today no Spartan dies. 471 00:51:56,724 --> 00:51:58,224 Easy, son. 472 00:52:24,424 --> 00:52:26,424 We do what we were trained to do... 473 00:52:26,524 --> 00:52:28,024 ... what we were bred to do... 474 00:52:28,224 --> 00:52:31,224 ... what we were born to do. 475 00:52:38,624 --> 00:52:41,524 No prisoners. No mercy. 476 00:52:41,724 --> 00:52:43,224 A good start. 477 00:53:52,724 --> 00:53:55,925 - I was afraid you might not come. - I'm sorry, my son is... 478 00:53:56,125 --> 00:54:01,725 Is doing what children do best.Please, don't apologize. 479 00:54:02,725 --> 00:54:04,825 Your son starts the agoge next year. 480 00:54:05,425 --> 00:54:09,425 That is always a difficult time for a Spartan mother. 481 00:54:10,525 --> 00:54:15,125 Yes, it will be hard. But also necessary. 482 00:54:17,625 --> 00:54:21,825 You will speak before the council in two days' time. 483 00:54:23,725 --> 00:54:25,725 My husband does not have two days. 484 00:54:26,125 --> 00:54:28,125 Think of the two days as a gift. 485 00:54:30,125 --> 00:54:32,225 It's no secret... 486 00:54:32,325 --> 00:54:35,225 ...Theron wants what you control. 487 00:54:35,425 --> 00:54:38,225 It's his voice you must silence. 488 00:54:38,425 --> 00:54:40,525 Make him your ally... 489 00:54:40,825 --> 00:54:43,325 ...and you will have your victory. 490 00:54:44,125 --> 00:54:45,925 Thank you. 491 00:54:46,225 --> 00:54:48,625 You are wise as you are kind. 492 00:55:15,725 --> 00:55:17,525 There's your mother. 493 00:55:24,025 --> 00:55:27,425 You should keep a better eye on him if he's to be king one day. 494 00:55:27,625 --> 00:55:30,125 Be unfortunate if anything were to happen to him. 495 00:55:31,625 --> 00:55:33,425 Or to his beautiful mother. 496 00:55:34,525 --> 00:55:36,025 No! 497 00:55:54,325 --> 00:55:59,725 Our Greek comrades are begging for a crack at the Persians, sire. 498 00:56:00,025 --> 00:56:01,325 Good. 499 00:56:01,525 --> 00:56:04,326 I've got something I think they can handle. 500 00:56:04,826 --> 00:56:06,526 Tell Daxos that I want him... 501 00:56:06,626 --> 00:56:11,226 ...and 20 of his best eager, sober and ready for the next charge. 502 00:56:11,326 --> 00:56:13,226 King Leonidas. 503 00:56:15,726 --> 00:56:19,526 - Stelios, catch your breath, boy. - Yes, milord. 504 00:56:20,126 --> 00:56:22,226 The Persians are approaching. 505 00:56:23,626 --> 00:56:27,526 A small contingent. Too small for an attack. 506 00:56:31,226 --> 00:56:34,826 - Captain, I leave you in charge. - But sire... 507 00:56:35,026 --> 00:56:36,226 Relax, old friend. 508 00:56:36,426 --> 00:56:40,926 If they assassinate me,all of Sparta goes to war. 509 00:56:41,926 --> 00:56:44,526 Pray they're that stupid. 510 00:56:45,626 --> 00:56:47,326 Pray... 511 00:56:47,826 --> 00:56:50,026 ...we're that lucky. 512 00:56:53,126 --> 00:56:54,926 Besides... 513 00:56:57,226 --> 00:57:00,526 ...there's no reason we can't be civil... 514 00:57:00,826 --> 00:57:02,426 ...is there? 515 00:57:03,826 --> 00:57:04,726 None, sire. 516 00:57:24,126 --> 00:57:26,426 Let me guess. 517 00:57:27,126 --> 00:57:30,126 You must be Xerxes. 518 00:57:42,126 --> 00:57:44,326 Come, Leonidas. 519 00:57:45,826 --> 00:57:47,526 Let us reason together. 520 00:57:47,826 --> 00:57:49,826 It would be a regrettable waste... 521 00:57:50,226 --> 00:57:53,426 ...it would be nothing short of madness were you, brave king... 522 00:57:53,526 --> 00:57:56,726 ...and your valiant troops to perish... 523 00:57:57,426 --> 00:57:59,426 ...all because of a simple misunderstanding. 524 00:58:00,026 --> 00:58:02,926 - There's much our cultures could share. - Haven't you noticed? 525 00:58:03,026 --> 00:58:05,426 We've been sharing our culture with you all morning. 526 00:58:06,026 --> 00:58:08,326 Yours is a fascinating tribe. 527 00:58:08,526 --> 00:58:10,626 Even now you are defiant... 528 00:58:10,826 --> 00:58:15,027 ...in the face of annihilation and the presence of a god. 529 00:58:15,127 --> 00:58:17,227 It isn't wise to stand against me,Leonidas. 530 00:58:17,827 --> 00:58:20,127 Imagine what a horrible fate awaits my enemies... 531 00:58:20,227 --> 00:58:23,127 ...when I would gladly kill any of my own men for victory. 532 00:58:23,327 --> 00:58:25,927 And I would die for any one of mine. 533 00:58:26,127 --> 00:58:30,327 You Greeks take pride in your logic.I suggest you employ it. 534 00:58:30,527 --> 00:58:34,127 Consider the beautiful land you so vigorously defend. 535 00:58:34,227 --> 00:58:36,727 Picture it reduced to ash at my whim. 536 00:58:37,027 --> 00:58:38,427 Consider the fate of your women. 537 00:58:39,027 --> 00:58:41,627 Clearly you don't know our women. 538 00:58:41,827 --> 00:58:45,327 I might as well have marched them up here,judging by what I've seen. 539 00:58:46,427 --> 00:58:48,927 You have many slaves, Xerxes... 540 00:58:49,927 --> 00:58:52,227 ...but few warriors. 541 00:58:52,327 --> 00:58:56,327 It won't be long before they fear my spears... 542 00:58:56,727 --> 00:58:59,127 ...more than your whips. 543 00:59:02,927 --> 00:59:05,827 It's not the lash they fear... 544 00:59:08,527 --> 00:59:10,227 ...it is my divine power. 545 00:59:10,927 --> 00:59:15,427 But I am a generous god.I can make you rich beyond all measure. 546 00:59:15,927 --> 00:59:18,327 I will make you warlord of all Greece. 547 00:59:18,927 --> 00:59:22,827 You will carry my battle standard to the heart of Europa. 548 00:59:23,027 --> 00:59:25,627 Your Athenian rivals... 549 00:59:25,927 --> 00:59:28,127 ...will kneel at your feet... 550 00:59:28,827 --> 00:59:31,627 ...if you will but kneel at mine. 551 00:59:32,427 --> 00:59:34,727 You are generous... 552 00:59:35,227 --> 00:59:37,627 ...as you are divine... 553 00:59:38,427 --> 00:59:40,027 ...O king of kings. 554 00:59:40,227 --> 00:59:44,127 Such an offer only a madman would refuse. 555 00:59:44,727 --> 00:59:46,727 But the... 556 00:59:47,627 --> 00:59:50,427 The idea of kneeling, it's... 557 00:59:50,627 --> 00:59:55,127 You see, slaughtering all those men of yours has... 558 00:59:55,327 --> 00:59:59,127 Well, it's left a nasty cramp in my leg... 559 00:59:59,327 --> 01:00:01,427 ...so kneeling will be hard for me. 560 01:00:01,727 --> 01:00:05,027 There will be no glory in your sacrifice. 561 01:00:05,227 --> 01:00:08,827 I will erase even the memory of Sparta from the histories. 562 01:00:09,027 --> 01:00:12,227 Every piece of Greek parchment shall be burned. 563 01:00:12,327 --> 01:00:15,727 Every Greek historian and every scribe shall have their eyes put out... 564 01:00:15,827 --> 01:00:18,127 ...and their tongues cut from their mouths. 565 01:00:18,327 --> 01:00:24,328 Why, uttering the very name of Sparta or Leonidas will be punishable by death. 566 01:00:24,928 --> 01:00:28,228 The world will never know you existed at all. 567 01:00:30,328 --> 01:00:34,928 The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant. 568 01:00:35,128 --> 01:00:38,628 That few stood against many. 569 01:00:39,028 --> 01:00:42,228 And before this battle was over... 570 01:00:42,428 --> 01:00:45,428 ...that even a god-king can bleed. 571 01:00:52,828 --> 01:00:55,028 You fought well today... 572 01:00:56,328 --> 01:00:58,228 ...for a woman. 573 01:00:59,428 --> 01:01:01,128 As did you. 574 01:01:01,228 --> 01:01:04,328 Maybe if I'm injured,you'll be able to keep up with me. 575 01:01:04,828 --> 01:01:09,828 Perhaps I was so far ahead you couldn't see me. 576 01:01:10,428 --> 01:01:13,628 More likely offering your backside to the Thespians. 577 01:01:14,528 --> 01:01:16,228 Jealousy... 578 01:01:16,328 --> 01:01:18,828 ...does not become you, my friend. 579 01:01:21,628 --> 01:01:23,928 Move it, men! 580 01:01:26,028 --> 01:01:28,228 Pile those Persians high. 581 01:01:31,428 --> 01:01:34,228 For unless I miss my guess... 582 01:01:34,828 --> 01:01:37,828 ...we're in for one wild night. 583 01:02:01,728 --> 01:02:06,928 They have served the dark will of Persian kings for 500 years. 584 01:02:07,028 --> 01:02:09,428 Eyes as dark as night. 585 01:02:09,528 --> 01:02:11,528 Teeth filed to fangs. 586 01:02:13,628 --> 01:02:15,928 Soulless. 587 01:02:23,328 --> 01:02:28,128 The personal guard to King Xerxes himself. The Persian warrior elite. 588 01:02:29,929 --> 01:02:33,029 The deadliest fighting force in all of Asia: 589 01:02:33,829 --> 01:02:35,829 The Immortals. 590 01:02:44,029 --> 01:02:47,429 The god-king has betrayed a fatal flaw: 591 01:02:47,929 --> 01:02:49,729 Hubris. 592 01:02:51,929 --> 01:02:54,729 Easy to taunt, easy to trick. 593 01:02:55,429 --> 01:02:57,829 Before wounds and weariness.. 594 01:02:58,029 --> 01:03:01,529 ... the mad kingbest he has at us. 595 01:03:02,029 --> 01:03:03,729 Xerxes has taken the bait. 596 01:03:03,929 --> 01:03:05,729 Spartans, push! 597 01:03:16,429 --> 01:03:18,029 Immortals. 598 01:03:18,429 --> 01:03:21,429 We put their name to the test. 599 01:04:05,629 --> 01:04:07,029 Father! 600 01:05:52,730 --> 01:05:53,930 My king! 601 01:07:06,731 --> 01:07:08,731 Arcadians, now! 602 01:07:11,031 --> 01:07:13,831 Go! Show the Spartans what we can do. 603 01:07:14,431 --> 01:07:15,831 Go! 604 01:07:25,231 --> 01:07:27,131 They shout and curse... 605 01:07:27,331 --> 01:07:30,531 ... stabbing wildly,han warriors. 606 01:07:31,631 --> 01:07:34,231 They make a wondrous mess of things. 607 01:07:35,231 --> 01:07:38,031 Brave amateurs, they do their part. 608 01:08:25,631 --> 01:08:27,531 Immortals. 609 01:08:27,631 --> 01:08:30,231 They fail our king's test. 610 01:08:30,431 --> 01:08:33,331 And a man who fancies himself a god... 611 01:08:34,131 --> 01:08:39,031 ...feels a very human chill crawl up his spine. 612 01:08:46,131 --> 01:08:48,231 To our king! 613 01:08:48,631 --> 01:08:50,631 And our honored dead. 614 01:08:50,831 --> 01:08:53,631 Whom will Xerxes dare to send next?Whom?! 615 01:08:53,931 --> 01:08:56,631 There's nothing that can stop us now! 616 01:08:57,532 --> 01:09:01,032 Even the king allows himself to hope for more than glory. 617 01:09:01,232 --> 01:09:04,532 Such mad hope, but there it is: 618 01:09:05,032 --> 01:09:10,432 "Against Asia's endless hordes, against all odds, we can do it. 619 01:09:10,532 --> 01:09:13,332 We can hold the Hot Gates. 620 01:09:13,432 --> 01:09:15,632 We can win. " 621 01:09:23,232 --> 01:09:24,932 Dawn. 622 01:09:25,532 --> 01:09:29,632 Whips crack. Barbarians howl. 623 01:09:29,732 --> 01:09:33,632 Those behind cry, "Forward!" 624 01:09:35,532 --> 01:09:39,332 Those in front cry, "Back!" 625 01:09:45,432 --> 01:09:47,932 Our eyes bear witness to the grotesque spectacle... 626 01:09:48,132 --> 01:09:52,232 ...coughed forth from the darkest corner of Xerxes' empire. 627 01:10:42,432 --> 01:10:44,032 When muscle failed... 628 01:10:44,432 --> 01:10:47,132 ... they turned to their magic. 629 01:10:48,132 --> 01:10:52,932 One hundred nations descend upon us, the armies of all Asia. 630 01:10:53,132 --> 01:10:57,532 Funneled into this narrow corridor, their numbers count for nothing. 631 01:11:31,933 --> 01:11:33,933 They fall by the hundreds. 632 01:11:34,133 --> 01:11:39,733 We send the severed bodies and the fragile hearts back to Xerxes' feet. 633 01:11:56,333 --> 01:12:00,433 King Xerxes is displeased with his generals. 634 01:12:00,633 --> 01:12:03,233 He disciplines them. 635 01:12:20,133 --> 01:12:24,533 Xerxes dispatches his monsters from half the world away. 636 01:12:35,533 --> 01:12:37,533 They're clumsy beasts... 637 01:12:37,733 --> 01:12:40,133 ... and the piled Persian dead are slippery. 638 01:13:16,534 --> 01:13:19,034 - You still here? - Somebody's gotta watch your back. 639 01:13:19,134 --> 01:13:20,734 Not now, I'm a little busy. 640 01:14:01,034 --> 01:14:03,534 Regroup! 641 01:14:06,734 --> 01:14:08,434 Astinos! 642 01:14:08,634 --> 01:14:10,334 My son! 643 01:14:19,234 --> 01:14:20,834 Astinos! 644 01:14:21,034 --> 01:14:23,834 No! 645 01:14:47,034 --> 01:14:49,234 Day wears on. 646 01:14:49,534 --> 01:14:51,734 We lose few... 647 01:14:51,934 --> 01:14:55,134 ... but each felled is a friend, 648 01:14:57,334 --> 01:15:01,234 And upon seeing the headless body of his own young son... 649 01:15:01,434 --> 01:15:03,234 ... the captain breaks rank. 650 01:15:03,434 --> 01:15:06,834 He goes wild, blood-drunk. 651 01:15:31,535 --> 01:15:34,035 The captairs cries of pain at the loss of his son... 652 01:15:34,135 --> 01:15:37,935 ...are more frightening to the enemy than the deepest battle drums. 653 01:15:38,035 --> 01:15:42,035 It takes three men to restrain him and bring him back to our own. 654 01:15:42,435 --> 01:15:44,735 The day is ours. 655 01:15:45,135 --> 01:15:47,835 No songs are sung. 656 01:16:27,935 --> 01:16:32,535 Your gods were cruel to shape you so, friend Ephialtes. 657 01:16:34,935 --> 01:16:36,235 The Spartans, too... 658 01:16:36,935 --> 01:16:39,835 ...were cruel to reject you. 659 01:16:42,735 --> 01:16:45,135 But I am kind. 660 01:16:51,635 --> 01:16:53,735 Everything you could ever desire... 661 01:16:55,035 --> 01:16:56,735 ...every happiness you can imagine... 662 01:16:58,935 --> 01:17:03,535 ...every pleasure your fellow Greeks and your false gods have denied you... 663 01:17:04,435 --> 01:17:06,635 ...I will grant you. 664 01:17:07,935 --> 01:17:10,335 For I am kind. 665 01:17:24,235 --> 01:17:27,535 Embrace me as your king and as your god. 666 01:17:28,735 --> 01:17:30,435 Yes. 667 01:17:31,835 --> 01:17:36,636 Lead my soldiers to the hidden path that enters behind the cursed Spartans... 668 01:17:36,836 --> 01:17:39,136 ...and your joys will be endless. 669 01:17:47,536 --> 01:17:50,736 Yes! I want it all. 670 01:17:51,136 --> 01:17:54,736 Wealth. Women. 671 01:17:56,736 --> 01:17:58,436 And one more thing... 672 01:18:01,636 --> 01:18:04,236 ...I want a uniform. 673 01:18:08,836 --> 01:18:10,436 Done. 674 01:18:12,136 --> 01:18:13,836 You will find... 675 01:18:14,436 --> 01:18:16,336 ...I am kind. 676 01:18:17,536 --> 01:18:21,736 Unlike the cruel Leonidas,who demanded that you stand... 677 01:18:23,836 --> 01:18:25,536 ...I require only... 678 01:18:26,236 --> 01:18:27,736 ...that you kneel. 679 01:18:55,336 --> 01:18:57,336 Beautiful night. 680 01:18:58,736 --> 01:19:02,736 Yes, but I did not ask you here for small talk, Theron. 681 01:19:03,336 --> 01:19:05,436 You can be sure of that. 682 01:19:06,836 --> 01:19:09,536 You never spared words with me. 683 01:19:10,136 --> 01:19:13,336 Can I offer you something? A drink, perhaps? 684 01:19:13,536 --> 01:19:15,336 Is it poison? 685 01:19:15,836 --> 01:19:18,536 I'm sorry to disappoint you,it's only water. 686 01:19:28,336 --> 01:19:31,536 I'm told it's been arranged for you to go before the council. 687 01:19:32,136 --> 01:19:33,936 Yes. 688 01:19:34,136 --> 01:19:37,436 I need your help in winning votes to send the army north to our king. 689 01:19:38,036 --> 01:19:39,636 Yes. 690 01:19:40,336 --> 01:19:42,837 I can see it,the two of us standing together. 691 01:19:43,037 --> 01:19:47,437 Me, politician. You, warrior.Our voices as one. 692 01:19:48,737 --> 01:19:50,237 But why would I want to do that? 693 01:19:51,237 --> 01:19:55,137 It proves you care for a king who right now fights for the very water we drink. 694 01:19:55,537 --> 01:19:57,037 True. 695 01:19:57,437 --> 01:20:00,137 But this is politics, not war. 696 01:20:00,437 --> 01:20:01,937 Leonidas is an idealist. 697 01:20:02,337 --> 01:20:06,237 I know your kind too well. You send men to slaughter for your own gain. 698 01:20:06,437 --> 01:20:11,337 Your husband, our king,has taken 300 of our finest to slaughter. 699 01:20:11,537 --> 01:20:16,137 He's broken our laws and left without the council's consent. 700 01:20:16,637 --> 01:20:19,637 - I'm simply a realist. - You're an opportunist. 701 01:20:20,637 --> 01:20:24,937 You're as foolish as Leonidas if you think men don't have a price in this world. 702 01:20:25,137 --> 01:20:29,637 All men are not created equal.That's the Spartan code, my little queen. 703 01:20:33,337 --> 01:20:35,737 I admire your passion. 704 01:20:37,037 --> 01:20:38,837 But don't think that you... 705 01:20:39,237 --> 01:20:41,537 ...a woman, even a queen... 706 01:20:41,737 --> 01:20:45,637 ...can walk into the council chamber and sway the minds of men. 707 01:20:45,837 --> 01:20:48,237 I own that chamber... 708 01:20:48,437 --> 01:20:50,537 ...as if it were built with these hands. 709 01:20:55,037 --> 01:20:58,537 I could crush the life out of you right now. 710 01:20:59,637 --> 01:21:03,237 You will go before the council,but your words will fall on deaf ears. 711 01:21:03,437 --> 01:21:09,237 Leonidas will receive no reinforcements,and if he returns, without my help... 712 01:21:09,337 --> 01:21:12,337 ...he will go to jail or worse. 713 01:21:16,037 --> 01:21:17,537 Do you love your Sparta? 714 01:21:18,037 --> 01:21:19,737 Yes. 715 01:21:19,937 --> 01:21:22,137 - And your king? - I do. 716 01:21:28,037 --> 01:21:31,737 Your husband fights for his land and his love. 717 01:21:32,437 --> 01:21:34,737 What do you have to offer... 718 01:21:35,437 --> 01:21:38,437 ...in return for my word that I'll help you send our army north? 719 01:21:42,437 --> 01:21:45,037 What does a realist want with his queen? 720 01:21:49,637 --> 01:21:51,437 I think you know. 721 01:22:05,838 --> 01:22:08,538 This will not be over quickly. 722 01:22:09,638 --> 01:22:12,038 You will not enjoy this. 723 01:22:12,638 --> 01:22:14,938 I'm not your king. 724 01:22:39,738 --> 01:22:41,538 Dilios. 725 01:22:43,538 --> 01:22:47,538 I trust that scratch hasn't made you useless? 726 01:22:47,738 --> 01:22:50,738 Hardly, my lord. It's just an eye. 727 01:22:50,938 --> 01:22:54,138 The gods saw fit to grace me with a spare. 728 01:22:55,938 --> 01:22:57,938 My captain? 729 01:22:59,238 --> 01:23:03,038 Curses the gods and mourns alone. 730 01:23:04,938 --> 01:23:06,938 Leonidas! 731 01:23:08,138 --> 01:23:11,138 We are undone.Undone, I tell you. Destroyed. 732 01:23:11,338 --> 01:23:12,738 Daxos, calm yourself. 733 01:23:12,938 --> 01:23:16,538 Our hunchback traitor led Xerxes' lmmortals to the hidden goat path behind us. 734 01:23:16,938 --> 01:23:19,738 The Phocians you posted there were scattered without a fight. 735 01:23:19,938 --> 01:23:25,138 - This battle is over, Leonidas. - This battle is over when I say it is over. 736 01:23:25,338 --> 01:23:29,738 By morning, the lmmortals will surround us.The Hot Gates will fall. 737 01:23:30,338 --> 01:23:34,738 Spartans! Prepare for glory! 738 01:23:34,838 --> 01:23:38,038 Glory? Have you gone mad? 739 01:23:38,238 --> 01:23:39,838 There is no glory to be had now. 740 01:23:40,438 --> 01:23:44,038 Only retreat or surrender. Or death. 741 01:23:44,238 --> 01:23:47,338 Well, that's an easy choice for us, Arcadian. 742 01:23:47,538 --> 01:23:53,038 Spartans never retreat. Spartans never surrender. 743 01:23:53,638 --> 01:23:55,738 Go spread the word. 744 01:23:55,938 --> 01:23:59,638 Let every Greek assembled know the truth of this. 745 01:23:59,838 --> 01:24:02,639 Let each among them search his own soul. 746 01:24:04,339 --> 01:24:08,439 And while you're at it, search your own. 747 01:24:16,039 --> 01:24:18,239 My men will leave with me. 748 01:24:23,639 --> 01:24:25,839 Godspeed, Leonidas. 749 01:24:32,139 --> 01:24:33,739 Children! 750 01:24:34,739 --> 01:24:36,039 Children. 751 01:24:37,039 --> 01:24:39,039 Gather round. 752 01:24:40,939 --> 01:24:44,239 No retreat, no surrender. 753 01:24:44,339 --> 01:24:48,239 That is Spartan law. 754 01:24:48,539 --> 01:24:53,539 And by Spartan law,we will stand and fight... 755 01:24:53,739 --> 01:24:55,739 ...and die. 756 01:24:59,139 --> 01:25:02,639 A new age has begun. 757 01:25:04,439 --> 01:25:07,539 An age of freedom. 758 01:25:08,639 --> 01:25:12,239 And all will know that 300 Spartans... 759 01:25:12,439 --> 01:25:15,739 ...gave their last breath to defend it. 760 01:25:36,039 --> 01:25:37,739 My friend. 761 01:25:41,339 --> 01:25:46,839 I have lived my entire life without regret until now. 762 01:25:50,239 --> 01:25:56,239 It's not that my son gave up his life for his country. 763 01:25:58,139 --> 01:26:01,939 It's just that I never told him that I loved him the most. 764 01:26:03,539 --> 01:26:06,439 That he stood by me with honor. 765 01:26:07,839 --> 01:26:10,840 That he was all that was best in me. 766 01:26:19,940 --> 01:26:22,440 My heart is broken for your loss. 767 01:26:23,140 --> 01:26:24,840 Heart? 768 01:26:29,940 --> 01:26:33,040 I have filled my heart... 769 01:26:33,240 --> 01:26:34,940 ...with hate. 770 01:26:39,140 --> 01:26:40,740 Good. 771 01:26:49,940 --> 01:26:51,740 Dilios... 772 01:26:53,440 --> 01:26:55,540 ...let's take a walk. 773 01:26:57,040 --> 01:26:59,140 Yes, my lord. 774 01:27:01,540 --> 01:27:04,140 But, sire, I am fit and ready for battle. 775 01:27:04,340 --> 01:27:07,440 That you are, one of the finest. 776 01:27:07,840 --> 01:27:11,440 But you have another talent unlike any other Spartan. 777 01:27:14,140 --> 01:27:17,540 You will deliver my final orders to the council... 778 01:27:17,740 --> 01:27:20,240 ...with force and verve. 779 01:27:22,740 --> 01:27:24,940 Tell them our story. 780 01:27:25,140 --> 01:27:29,640 Make every Greek know what happened here. 781 01:27:30,540 --> 01:27:33,140 You'll have a grand tale to tell. 782 01:27:34,940 --> 01:27:36,640 A tale of victory. 783 01:27:37,340 --> 01:27:38,840 Victory. 784 01:27:42,940 --> 01:27:44,940 Yes, my lord. 785 01:27:50,640 --> 01:27:52,940 Sire, any message...? 786 01:27:55,840 --> 01:27:57,240 For the queen? 787 01:28:19,641 --> 01:28:22,141 None that need be spoken. 788 01:28:37,241 --> 01:28:39,641 Hundreds leave. 789 01:28:40,241 --> 01:28:42,641 A handful stay. 790 01:28:47,841 --> 01:28:50,541 Only one looks back. 791 01:29:00,841 --> 01:29:03,041 Spartans! 792 01:29:04,041 --> 01:29:07,241 Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... 793 01:29:07,441 --> 01:29:11,341 ...for tonight we dine in hell! 794 01:29:20,241 --> 01:29:22,941 May I give the floor now to the... 795 01:29:23,041 --> 01:29:27,541 ...wife of Leonidas and queen of Sparta. 796 01:29:39,241 --> 01:29:40,941 - What's this? - This is nothing. 797 01:29:41,141 --> 01:29:42,941 Councilmen... 798 01:29:43,141 --> 01:29:46,841 ...I stand before you not only as your queen. 799 01:29:47,741 --> 01:29:50,441 I come to you as a mother. 800 01:29:51,741 --> 01:29:54,141 I come to you as a wife. 801 01:29:55,941 --> 01:29:58,441 I come to you as a Spartan woman. 802 01:30:03,541 --> 01:30:06,641 I come to you with great humility. 803 01:30:10,041 --> 01:30:12,441 I am not here to represent Leonidas. 804 01:30:12,641 --> 01:30:15,341 His actions speak louder than my words ever could. 805 01:30:15,741 --> 01:30:18,141 I am here for all those voices which cannot be heard. 806 01:30:18,241 --> 01:30:20,841 Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons. 807 01:30:20,941 --> 01:30:23,941 Three hundred families that bleed for our rights... 808 01:30:24,441 --> 01:30:27,541 ...and for the very principles this room was built upon. 809 01:30:28,241 --> 01:30:30,242 We are at war, gentlemen. 810 01:30:30,742 --> 01:30:33,242 We must send the entire Spartan army to aid our king... 811 01:30:33,442 --> 01:30:36,542 ...in the preservation of not just ourselves, but of our children. 812 01:30:37,142 --> 01:30:40,242 Send the army for the preservation of liberty. 813 01:30:40,442 --> 01:30:42,742 Send it for justice. 814 01:30:42,942 --> 01:30:44,542 Send it for law and order. 815 01:30:45,042 --> 01:30:47,242 Send it for reason. 816 01:30:47,442 --> 01:30:51,542 But most importantly, send our army for hope. 817 01:30:51,742 --> 01:30:55,242 Hope that a king and his men have not been wasted to the pages of history. 818 01:30:56,142 --> 01:30:59,542 That their courage bonds us together. 819 01:30:59,842 --> 01:31:03,042 That we are made stronger by their actions... 820 01:31:04,042 --> 01:31:08,142 ...and that your choices today reflect their bravery. 821 01:31:10,142 --> 01:31:11,742 Three hundred. 822 01:31:14,142 --> 01:31:15,942 We must send them. 823 01:31:19,742 --> 01:31:21,542 Moving... 824 01:31:21,842 --> 01:31:24,742 ...eloquent, passionate. 825 01:31:25,142 --> 01:31:29,342 But it doesn't change the fact that your husband has brought war upon us. 826 01:31:29,542 --> 01:31:31,942 You are wrong. Xerxes brought it forth... 827 01:31:32,142 --> 01:31:34,642 ...and before that,his father Darius at Marathon. 828 01:31:34,742 --> 01:31:36,542 The Persians will not stop... 829 01:31:36,642 --> 01:31:40,042 ...until the only shelter we will find is rubble and chaos. 830 01:31:40,442 --> 01:31:44,142 This chamber needs no history lesson, my queen. 831 01:31:44,642 --> 01:31:46,842 Then what is the lesson you would like to leave? 832 01:31:47,042 --> 01:31:49,142 Shall I begin to enumerate all of them? 833 01:31:49,542 --> 01:31:52,942 Honor. Duty. Glory. 834 01:31:53,242 --> 01:31:58,242 You speak of honor, duty and glory? 835 01:31:59,542 --> 01:32:00,842 But what of adultery? 836 01:32:00,942 --> 01:32:03,442 - How dare you. - How dare I? 837 01:32:03,942 --> 01:32:06,842 Watch her carefully. 838 01:32:07,042 --> 01:32:10,042 She is a trickster in true form. 839 01:32:10,242 --> 01:32:13,342 Do not play with the members of this sacred chamber, my queen. 840 01:32:13,542 --> 01:32:16,642 Just hours ago,you offered yourself to me. 841 01:32:16,842 --> 01:32:21,242 Were I a weaker man,I would have her scent on me still. 842 01:32:21,442 --> 01:32:24,442 - This is outrage. - Oh, the hypocrite speaks! 843 01:32:24,542 --> 01:32:27,542 Did you not receive a similar payment,which you took... 844 01:32:27,742 --> 01:32:30,942 ...in exchange for her having an audience with these noble men? 845 01:32:31,142 --> 01:32:32,942 - That is a lie. - Is it? 846 01:32:33,042 --> 01:32:36,842 Was he not, by your invitation,asked to come to the king's bedchamber? 847 01:32:37,442 --> 01:32:42,043 The very bed where you attempted to negotiate with me so vigorously? 848 01:32:44,643 --> 01:32:48,143 You look shocked.A bribe of the flesh, gentlemen... 849 01:32:48,343 --> 01:32:51,643 ...while her husband promotes anarchy and war. 850 01:32:54,543 --> 01:32:55,743 He speaks truth. 851 01:32:56,343 --> 01:32:59,543 Words escape even the most cunning tongue... 852 01:32:59,743 --> 01:33:01,743 ...my little whore queen. 853 01:33:06,543 --> 01:33:08,343 What queen-like behavior. 854 01:33:10,043 --> 01:33:13,143 Remove her from this chamber before she infects us further... 855 01:33:13,343 --> 01:33:16,343 ...with her inglorious and shabby self. 856 01:33:23,143 --> 01:33:24,743 This will not be over quickly. 857 01:33:26,143 --> 01:33:29,643 You will not enjoy this.I am not your queen. 858 01:33:51,843 --> 01:33:53,743 Traitor. 859 01:33:54,243 --> 01:33:59,043 Traitor! Traitor! Traitor! 860 01:33:59,343 --> 01:34:01,643 Traitor! 861 01:34:38,643 --> 01:34:44,643 Leonidas, my compliments and congratulations. 862 01:34:44,843 --> 01:34:48,444 You surely have turned calamity into victory. 863 01:34:48,644 --> 01:34:51,644 Despite your insufferable arrogance... 864 01:34:51,844 --> 01:34:56,044 ...the god-king has come to admire Spartan valor and fighting skill. 865 01:34:56,744 --> 01:34:58,144 You will make a mighty ally. 866 01:34:58,244 --> 01:35:00,044 Yield, Leonidas. 867 01:35:01,144 --> 01:35:04,044 Use your reason. Think of your men. 868 01:35:06,844 --> 01:35:08,544 I beg you. 869 01:35:09,044 --> 01:35:11,044 Listen to your fellow Greek. 870 01:35:11,244 --> 01:35:14,944 He can attest to the divine one's generosity. 871 01:35:15,044 --> 01:35:19,544 Despite your several insults, despite your horrid blasphemies... 872 01:35:20,444 --> 01:35:23,644 ...the lord of hosts is prepared to forgive all... 873 01:35:23,944 --> 01:35:26,944 ...and more, to reward your service. 874 01:35:27,244 --> 01:35:28,544 You fight for your lands. 875 01:35:29,244 --> 01:35:31,044 Keep them. 876 01:35:31,744 --> 01:35:33,744 You fight for Sparta. 877 01:35:33,944 --> 01:35:37,944 She will be wealthier and more powerful than ever before. 878 01:35:38,144 --> 01:35:40,044 You fight for your kingship. 879 01:35:40,944 --> 01:35:43,944 You will be proclaimed warlord of all Greece... 880 01:35:44,044 --> 01:35:48,344 ...answerable only to the one true master of the world. 881 01:35:48,744 --> 01:35:53,444 Leonidas, your victory will be complete... 882 01:35:53,644 --> 01:35:56,244 ...if you but lay down your arms... 883 01:35:56,444 --> 01:35:59,544 ...and kneel to holy Xerxes. 884 01:36:30,144 --> 01:36:35,044 It's been more than 30 years since the wolf in the winter cold. 885 01:36:35,244 --> 01:36:39,744 And now, as then, it's not fear that grips him... 886 01:36:39,944 --> 01:36:45,144 ...only restlessness. A heightened sense of things. 887 01:36:45,844 --> 01:36:50,644 The seaborne breeze coolly kissing the sweat at his chest and neck. 888 01:36:50,844 --> 01:36:52,344 Gulls cawing... 889 01:36:52,544 --> 01:36:56,745 ...complaining even as they feast on the thousands of floating dead. 890 01:36:58,345 --> 01:37:03,445 The steady breathing of the 300 at his back... 891 01:37:04,245 --> 01:37:07,645 ...ready to die for him without a moment's pause. 892 01:37:10,245 --> 01:37:11,645 Every one of them... 893 01:37:13,145 --> 01:37:15,045 ... ready to die. 894 01:37:30,545 --> 01:37:33,445 His helmet is stifling. 895 01:37:54,145 --> 01:37:57,045 His shield is heavy. 896 01:38:04,645 --> 01:38:05,945 Your spear. 897 01:38:14,845 --> 01:38:16,245 You there... 898 01:38:16,645 --> 01:38:18,645 ...Ephialtes. 899 01:38:23,745 --> 01:38:26,045 May you live forever. 900 01:38:33,445 --> 01:38:35,745 Leonidas, your spear. 901 01:39:42,946 --> 01:39:44,546 Stelios! 902 01:39:54,646 --> 01:39:56,146 Slaughter them! 903 01:39:59,546 --> 01:40:01,146 His helmet was stifling. 904 01:40:01,346 --> 01:40:04,446 It narrowed his vision, and he must see far. 905 01:40:05,746 --> 01:40:09,646 His shield was heavy. It threw him off balance... 906 01:40:09,846 --> 01:40:13,446 ... and his target is far away. 907 01:41:18,047 --> 01:41:22,647 The old ones say we Spartans are descended from Hercules himself. 908 01:41:24,047 --> 01:41:28,447 Bold Leonidas gives testament to our bloodline. 909 01:41:28,547 --> 01:41:32,747 His roar is long and loud. 910 01:42:02,847 --> 01:42:04,447 My king. 911 01:42:16,647 --> 01:42:20,347 It's an honor to die at your side. 912 01:42:21,847 --> 01:42:26,347 It's an honor to have lived at yours. 913 01:42:47,347 --> 01:42:49,447 My queen! 914 01:42:57,647 --> 01:42:59,347 My wife. 915 01:43:10,847 --> 01:43:12,647 My love. 916 01:45:39,049 --> 01:45:41,149 "Remember us." 917 01:45:42,849 --> 01:45:46,249 As simple an order as a king can give. 918 01:45:47,849 --> 01:45:51,049 "Remember why we died." 919 01:45:53,049 --> 01:45:57,049 For he did not wish tribute or song... 920 01:45:58,949 --> 01:46:03,149 ...nor monuments,nor poems of war and valor. 921 01:46:06,049 --> 01:46:08,349 His wish was simple. 922 01:46:13,649 --> 01:46:15,749 "Remember us"... 923 01:46:16,749 --> 01:46:18,549 ...he said to me. 924 01:46:20,149 --> 01:46:22,349 That was his hope. 925 01:46:22,549 --> 01:46:26,349 Should any free soul come across that place... 926 01:46:27,049 --> 01:46:30,449 ...in all the countless centuries yet to be... 927 01:46:30,849 --> 01:46:33,449 ... may all our voices... 928 01:46:33,649 --> 01:46:37,649 ...whisper to you from the ageless stones. 929 01:46:38,649 --> 01:46:42,249 Go tell the Spartans, passerby... 930 01:46:42,649 --> 01:46:48,449 ... that here, by Spartan law, we lie. 931 01:46:51,249 --> 01:46:53,949 And so my king died... 932 01:46:54,849 --> 01:46:57,449 ... and my brothers died... 933 01:46:59,849 --> 01:47:02,249 ...barely a year ago. 934 01:47:06,249 --> 01:47:11,449 Long I pondered my king's cryptic talk of victory. 935 01:47:11,749 --> 01:47:14,349 Time has proven him wise. 936 01:47:15,249 --> 01:47:18,249 For from free Greek to free Greek... 937 01:47:18,449 --> 01:47:23,049 ...the word was spread that bold Leonidas and his 300... 938 01:47:23,249 --> 01:47:25,249 ...so far from home... 939 01:47:25,349 --> 01:47:28,749 ...laid down their lives not just for Sparta... 940 01:47:28,949 --> 01:47:32,749 ...but for all Greece and the promise this country holds. 941 01:47:33,649 --> 01:47:38,749 Now, here on this rugged patch of earth called Plataea... 942 01:47:38,949 --> 01:47:43,850 ...Xerxes' hordes face obliteration! 943 01:47:45,550 --> 01:47:48,950 Just there the barbarians huddle... 944 01:47:49,150 --> 01:47:54,050 ...sheer terror gripping tight their hearts... 945 01:47:54,150 --> 01:47:56,050 ...with icy fingers... 946 01:47:56,250 --> 01:47:59,450 ...knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered... 947 01:47:59,650 --> 01:48:02,150 ...at the swords and spears of 300. 948 01:48:03,550 --> 01:48:09,150 Yet they stare now across the plain at 10,000 Spartans... 949 01:48:09,350 --> 01:48:12,650 ...commanding 30,000 free Greeks! 950 01:48:19,450 --> 01:48:23,350 The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one. 951 01:48:23,650 --> 01:48:25,650 Good odds for any Greek. 952 01:48:26,350 --> 01:48:31,050 This day, we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny... 953 01:48:31,250 --> 01:48:35,550 ...and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. 954 01:48:40,050 --> 01:48:41,550 Give thanks, men... 955 01:48:42,250 --> 01:48:45,950 ...to Leonidas and the brave 300. 956 01:48:46,150 --> 01:48:48,950 To victory!