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Queen Gorgo:
No terms were reached. Xerxes' messenger was... Well, he was rude and he lacked respect. He didn't understand the same threats made in Thebes and Athens would not work here. This is the birthplace of the world's greatest warriors. Men whose king would stand and fight and die for any one of them. Xerxes' messenger... did not understand this is no typical Greek city-state. This is Sparta.Themistocles:It was clear to the messenger there'd be no Spartan submission?Queen Gorgo:It was clear
No terms were reached. Xerxes' messenger was... Well, he was rude and he lacked respect. He didn't understand the same threats made in Thebes and Athens would not work here. This is the birthplace of the world's greatest warriors. Men whose king would stand and fight and die for any one of them. Xerxes' messenger... did not understand this is no typical Greek city-state. This is Sparta.Themistocles:It was clear to the messenger there'd be no Spartan submission?Queen Gorgo:It was clear
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NO TERMS WERE REACHED
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XERXES' MESSENGER WAS
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WELL HE WAS RUDE AND LACKED RESPECT
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HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE SAME THREATS
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MADE IN THEBES AND ATHENS WOULD NOT WORK HERE
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THIS IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST WARRIORS
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MEN WHOSE KING WOULD STAND AND FIGHT AND DIE
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FOR ANY ONE OF THEM
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XERXES' MESSENGER DID NOT UNDERSTAND
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THIS IS NO TYPICAL GREEK CITY STATE
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THIS IS SPARTA
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SO IT WAS CLEAR TO THE MESSENGER
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THERE WOULD BE NO SPARTAN SUBMISSION
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IT WAS CLEAR
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Movie Summary
Greek general Themistokles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

