:57:03
My king!
:57:21
Cyrus.
:57:25
My brother.
:57:27
How did this happen?
:57:29
Speak!
:57:35
We were on patrol, my lord. Near the pass.
:57:39
Suddenly the Spartans came at us
like devils. Swarms of them.
:57:43
We fought. But it was a narrow place
and we could not get near them.
:57:50
Hydarnes.
:57:52
See that my brother's body
is buried with full honours.
:57:56
And as for these cowards...
:58:00
let them be buried, too.
:58:02
- My lord.
- Alive!
:58:05
My lord, as a soldier, death is my duty.
:58:09
And if I offend you, I'll be glad to die for it.
:58:11
- But I feel that I must warn you.
- Well?
:58:15
You have been listening to bad advice,
my lord. If we had occupied the pass...
:58:21
I know that I've listened to some people
too much. But that period is over.
:58:25
- Mardonius.
- My lord.
:58:27
Tomorrow at dawn,
we take the pass and march on.
:58:31
I want no prisoners or slaves in this war.
:58:34
- Every Greek is to be put to the sword!
- Very good, my lord.
:58:39
Give your men this one night.
Then destroy all the soldiers' women.
:58:45
There are enough women
in Sparta and Athens.
:58:48
And I want my men to be eager to get at them.
:58:51
Very good, my lord.