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Bearing down on them, the superpower of the day:
當時的超級大國 波斯帝國
Persia.
兵臨城下
Sparta is just 3000 square miles.
斯巴達國土面積只有三千平方英里
The Persian empire, more than a million.
而波斯帝國 其面積超過一百萬平方英里
The battle they face against the odds
這場勝算渺茫的戰爭
Will shape the story of mankind.
將在人類歷史上留下濃墨重彩的一筆
Pausanias is holding Sparta together
在他的叔叔 也就是斯巴達國王駕崩后
After the death of the king, his uncle.
保薩尼亞斯讓斯巴達團結一致
They prepare for a final battle to defend Greece.
為保衛希臘 他們準備決一死戰
They're the baddest human beings on the planet Earth
他們是地球上最劣跡斑斑的人類
and they wanna stay that way.
而他們也樂于如此
It's really "We're gonna breed the ultimate warriors.
"真是那種"我們要培養終極勇士"的感覺
And they build a whole caste system,
他們創建了等級制度
a whole belief system, around this idea.
圍繞這個制度 又構建了一整套信仰體系
In Sparta, from the age of seven,
在斯巴達 男孩們從七歲開始
Boys are trained as warriors.
就被當做戰士訓練
At 18, they join Sparta's army,
到了十八歲 他們加入斯巴達軍隊
The most fearsome,
最可怕的是
Most disciplined fighting force on earth.
這是世上紀律最嚴明的軍隊
Young men were taken away from their families
年輕人被迫離開家人
and lived a very what we call a Spartan life,
過著簡單清苦的生活 我們稱之為斯巴達生活
a life without luxury
這是一種毫無享受可言
and a life of deprivation
失去自我的生活
and a life training and testing their courage.
這里只有無休止的訓練以及勇氣的考驗
