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Athens,
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to prove her trust in Spartan valour,
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does hereby resign her claim
to naval leadership,
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and places her ships
under Spartan command.
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From this day onward, every Athenian ship
will sail under Spartan orders.
:19:29
We've done it! We've done it, King Leonidas.
:19:32
It's going our way. Of course,
we must expect them to argue for a while.
:19:36
Yes, argue while our house burns.
:19:39
When people are free to speak their minds,
they generally are more easily handled.
:19:44
That fool nearly caught me
with that prediction.
:19:49
I wouldn't care to go through
an ordeal like that again.
:19:52
Of course, it was throwing in the navy
won the day for us.
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Why did you do it?
The Spartans are no sailors.
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Thereby your admiral won't know
how to interfere with my running the fleet.
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You don't mind, do you?
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No. Sparta will do her duty.
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She'd better do it fast.
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The Persians are moving
like a plague of locusts.
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If we attack them here, on the plain
of Thessaly, or their ships on the open sea,
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they'll run over us without even noticing.
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We must find a position
which cannot be turned.
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- What about here?
- The pass of Thermopylae?
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It's the best line of defence north of Corinth.
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These mountains run across Greece.
The Persians must pass through here.
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With a small force, I can hold that narrow
strip of land until the others are ready.
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And I can bring the fleet
through the straits above Thermopylae,
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protecting your flank.
With your admiral's consent, of course.
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This is a splendid plan.