:07:08
Greetings, friends. What are the omens?
:07:13
Last night a lioness came down
to the pass with three of her cubs.
:07:16
She cried piteously,
as if begging mercy for her children.
:07:20
This is a bad omen for Persia.
:07:23
I accept the omen.
The Spartans will meet the first attack.
:07:28
The rest of the troops
will stand by in reserve until I send for them.
:07:31
- My men want to fight, Leonidas.
- All Greeks want to fight.
:07:35
But the Spartans were here first. We will lead.
:07:38
The others will watch us,
ready to move in when ordered.
:07:42
To your places, friends.
:07:59
- How many altogether?
- 20,000, my lord.
:08:02
The rest are ready to march
through the pass once it's cleared.
:08:06
- We shall be in Athens in four days.
- Good.
:08:09
I've ordered Mardonius to draw up
the Sagartian horsemen behind the infantry.
:08:13
Just before contact with the enemy, they will
surprise the Spartans and take them alive.
:08:19
Excellent, my lord.
:08:21
I shall have Leonidas nailed to a board
:08:25
and watch him die
as we eat our meal at noon.
:08:31
Come, let us enjoy this in peace.
:08:50
Enemy is on the move. Drawing nearer to us.
:08:52
Good. It also means
that we are drawing nearer to them.