:20:05
You don't mind, do you?
:20:07
No. Sparta will do her duty.
:20:11
She'd better do it fast.
:20:15
The Persians are moving
like a plague of locusts.
:20:19
If we attack them here, on the plain
of Thessaly, or their ships on the open sea,
:20:24
they'll run over us without even noticing.
:20:27
We must find a position
which cannot be turned.
:20:33
- What about here?
- The pass of Thermopylae?
:20:37
It's the best line of defence north of Corinth.
:20:40
These mountains run across Greece.
The Persians must pass through here.
:20:45
With a small force, I can hold that narrow
strip of land until the others are ready.
:20:51
And I can bring the fleet
through the straits above Thermopylae,
:20:55
protecting your flank.
With your admiral's consent, of course.
:20:59
This is a splendid plan.
:21:01
When can you march?
:21:04
I must speak to the council first.
:21:06
But once we start,
we march faster than any soldiers on earth.
:21:11
In the meantime, you can send a small force
of Athenians to occupy the pass.
:21:15
No. Don't let's deceive ourselves.
:21:18
No Greek will stir
until he sees the Spartans march.
:21:22
Actually march, you know.
Thrump, thrump, thrump.
:21:26
Red cloaks, flutes and all.
:21:28
I know. Only this will unite Greece.
I'll leave at once.
:21:33
I'll deploy the ships and meet you
in this bay of Locris. You and your men.
:21:39
We'll be there.
:21:51
Agathon! I thought I should
never see you again. What happened?
:21:55
- I was a guest of the Persians.
- And escaped?
:21:58
- He gave me a horse.
- Why?