Captain: They look thirsty! King Leonidas: Well, let's give them something to drink! To the cliffs!
Spartan King Leonidas: Unless I miss my guess, we're in for one wild night.
Spartan King Leonidas: Give them nothing! But take from them everything!
[first lines] Dilios: When the boy was born, like all Spartans, he was inspected.
Daxos: I saw those ships smashed on the rocks. How can this be? Stelios: We saw but a fraction of the monster that is Xerxes' army. Daxos: There can be no victory here. Why do you smile? Stelios: Arcadian, I've fought countless times, yet I've never ...
Theron: [before raping Queen Gorgo] This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this. I'm not your king.
Ephor #2: Trust the gods, Leonidas. King Leonidas: I'd prefer you trusted your reason.
[as the Spartans are surrounded] Persian General: Leonidas, my compliments and congratulations. You surely have turned calamity to victory. Despite your insufferable arrogance, the god-king has come to admire Spartan valor and fighting skill. You wil...
[in the midst of the battle] Astinos: You still here? Stelios: Somebody's gotta watch your back. Astinos: Not now, I'm a little busy!
Dilios: [narrating] The Ephors choose only the most beautiful Spartan girls to live among them as oracles. Their beauty is their curse. For the old wretches have the needs of men... and souls as black as hell.
Statesman: [after the army starts marching in the fields, talking nervously] What shall we do? Theron: What can we do? King Leonidas: [sneers] What can you do? Sparta will need sons.
King Leonidas: My heart is broken for your loss. Captain: Heart? I have filled my heart with hate. King Leonidas: Good.
Queen Gorgo: There's only one woman's words that should affect the mood of my husband. Those are mine.