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And still a queen.
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Well spoken, Artemisia. I've tried to curb
his arrogance with the wrong weapon.
:12:13
A woman's tongue is deadlier than the sword.
:12:15
Why do you permit him to remain here?
:12:18
He may serve my purpose.
:12:20
The Greeks are assembled at Corinth
to discuss my demands.
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Above all, I don't want them to unite.
:12:26
Once they disagree among themselves, men
like Demaratus may be of great use to me.
:12:32
To us, you mean.
:12:35
Yes.
:12:36
I need your advice, too.
:12:39
Come tonight, Artemisia.
:12:42
Will you come?
:12:44
Only if you promise to limit our discussions...
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to the Corinth assembly.
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As I said before, the independence of
our cities is the cornerstone of our freedom.
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Therefore I propose that each city
deal with this problem independently.
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Without surrendering its dignity.
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But also...
:13:07
without futile heroics which can only end
in the mass suicide of the Greek race.
:13:16
Silence! Silence!
:13:20
We shall now hear from
the representative of Athens, Themistocles.
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10 years ago, the father of the present king
of Persia invaded Greece at Marathon.
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On that occasion,
the Athenians rose to challenge him.
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Our Spartan friends,
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famed for their piety
no less than their military prowess,
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volunteered help, but were delayed by,
if I remember correctly, a religious festival.
:13:51
Whereupon the Athenians,
unaided, outnumbered ten to one,
:13:56
attacked the invader
and threw him into the sea.
:13:59
We've no time for history now.
Things are different today.