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My lord.
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Artemisia.
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Surely you at least must be
the bearer of good tidings.
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Would that I were.
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- Artemisia. You are hurt?
- No. I'm all right.
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But your fleet had no more success today
than your army.
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And three of my ships were sunk.
:24:27
Even the gods seem to conspire against me.
:24:31
My ships falter, my troops in revolt...
:24:33
Seized by fear that spreads
like leprosy through the camp.
:24:38
- What am I to do?
- Halt these senseless attacks
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which the Greeks are turning into victories,
demoralising your men.
:24:45
Another day of this
and your own troops will destroy you.
:24:49
You must stop this war.
:24:51
With two of my brothers slain?
And Leonidas still in the pass?
:24:55
I've sworn to destroy him.
:24:57
This is Hydarnes' fault!
:25:00
When the Immortals failed,
all others lost heart.
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Heart.
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Yes.
:25:08
I'll have his heart for this.
:25:10
I'll have it cut out
and brought to me on a platter!
:25:14
No! Then you would admit defeat.
There's a better way.
:25:19
- What is it?
- Even the greatest king cannot defy the gods.
:25:24
Tell your men you've had a message
from heaven to return to Persia.
:25:29
By this you would save your honour,
reaffirm your divine origins,
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and rob Leonidas of victory.
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Yes.
:25:40
Yes.
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It was a dark day
when the first woman came into this world.
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Mardonius.
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My lord.