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Let me guess.
You must be Xerxes.
Come, Leonidas.
Let us reason together.
It would be a regrettable waste...
...it would be nothing short of madness were you, brave king...
...and your valiant troops to perish...
...all because of a simple misunderstanding.
- There's much our cultures could share. - Haven't you noticed?
We've been sharing our culture with you all morning.
Yours is a fascinating tribe.
Even now you are defiant...
...in the face of annihilation and the presence of a god.
It isn't wise to stand against me, Leonidas.
Imagine what a horrible fate awaits my enemies...
...when I would gladly kill any of my own men for victory.
And I would die for any one of mine.
You Greeks take pride in your logic. I suggest you employ it.
Consider the beautiful land you so vigorously defend.
Picture it reduced to ash at my whim.
Consider the fate of your women.
Clearly you don't know our women.
I might as well have marched them up here, judging by what I've seen.
You have many slaves, Xerxes...
...but few warriors.
It won't be long before they fear my spears...
...more than your whips.
It's not the lash they fear...
...it is my divine power.