He ramps up for one final battle, one power move, all the while praying the Spartans show up with reinforcements so they don't all die. As the Persians crank up their forces and more Greeks die in battle, Themistocles' options run short. She invites him to her ship and they have sex, but when he refuses to join her in battle, this makes her all the angrier. Artemisia is impressed and longs for Themistocles to rule an army by her side. Themistocles wins the first few battles against Artemisia's lieutenants, showing creativity in battle, ramming the Persian ships and luring them into rocky waters that they may capsize. He wishes the Spartans and their considerable navy would join them, but, revealing this story runs parallel to the first film, the Spartan king Leonidas has chosen to march to war with Xerxes instead, bringing his forces to wage battle on land. He gathers a fleet of ships and sails to meet the Persians at sea. The Greek council is compelled to try to form a peace treaty with Xerxes, but Themistocles helps them realize the truth: there will be no peace. With the help of the ruthless female navy commander Artemisia, Xerxes finds the will to wander into the desert, stay in a mystical cave, and emerge from his experience as a God King. Xerxes is told to discontinue the war, as the Greeks have the gods on their side, and only gods can defeat the will of the gods. Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. He kills the Persian king, Darius, with a well-placed arrow shot, sending Darius' son Xerxes deep into mourning. In the Battle of Marathon in ancient Greece, a brave hero named Themistocles saved the undermanned Greek forces by launching a surprise attack against the forces of Persia, making landfall and planning their own attack the next day.
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