Themistocles and the Athenians rally their fleet against the Persians in the first battle of Artemisium.
Themistocles reminds her however that if all of Greece is to be free, they must eventually fight too. Themistocles requests the assistance of their navy, but Gorgo is reluctant to side with him, as she is only interested in the preservation of Sparta itself, not the whole of Greece.
Instead, Gorgo speaks with him, and he tells her of his plan to unite Greece. Themistocles heads to Sparta to converse with King Leonidas, but when he arrives he learns that Leonidas is consulting the oracle at Delphi after rejecting the Persian emissary. This means an alliance with the Spartans themselves. Years later in Athens, the Athenian council are quarreling over the imminent Persian invasion.Themistocles convinces them that all of Greece must unite in order to repel Persia. To ensure his trust, Artemisia secretly murders all of Xerxes' closest associates. He returns to Persia and declares war on Greece. When he emerges again, he appears as a nine foot tall being draped in gold. Xerxes eventually stumbles upon a cave and submerges himself in an otherworldly liquid. She commands the priests to bless Xerxes and sends him into the desert. She tells Xerxes that he must become a God King to defeat the Greeks. Xerxes mourns his father's death for seven days, but Artemisia still lusts for vengeance on the Greeks, and uses the opportunity to twist Darius' words. Darius advises his son Xerxes to end the war with Greece and leave them to their ways, declaring only the Gods can defeat them. The Persians subsequently retreat back to their realm, and Darius' admiral Artemisia arrives in time to hear the dying King's last words. Yet as Themistocles beholds Xerxes, he knows that there will be repercussions for Greece. Darius' son, Xerxes, is also present, and dismayed by this. During the battle, Themistocles sees a chance to wound the Persian King Darius, and shoots an arrow into his chest. The film then shows the Athenians, lead by general Themistocles, ambushing the Persians while they are docked. As Gorgo narrates the story, she mentions how the Greco-Persian War started with the battle of Marathon. Xerxes advances on the corpse of Leonidas and beheads him to signify his victory. The film opens with the lifeless bodies of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. Knowing his only hope of defeating the overwhelming Persian armada will be to unite all of Greece, Themistocles ultimately leads the charge that will change the course of the war. The story pits Greek general Themistocles against the massive invading Persian forces, ruled by the mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and led by Artemisia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
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