The Spartan boy is tough as nails,
斯巴达男孩坚韧如钉
he has to be able to sleep outside
他得能睡在户外
when it's raining and even snowing,
不论是刮风下雨还是大雪纷飞
to have to forage and even steal your own food.
还得自己搜寻食物 甚至自己做吃的
Spartans are armed with the best weapons of the day,
斯巴达人拥有当时社会最先进的武器
Spears and swords of iron.
铁制长矛和宝剑
But Sparta cannot fight Persia alone.
然而斯巴达并没有能力单独对抗波斯
Within Greece, Sparta's rival: Athens.
在希腊还有一个与斯巴达对立的城邦: 雅典
Also small, vulnerable,
它同样的弱小 不堪一击
A city of merchants, playwrights, and farmers.
这是一个由商人 剧作家和农民组建的城邦
But faced with a powerful enemy,
面对强大的敌人
Athens must decide to accept Persia as its master
雅典人必须作出选择 是做波斯人的奴仆
Or try and make common cause with its bitter rival.
还是竭力抗争 与仇敌斯巴达结盟
The decision will determine the future of the western world
这个决定将左右西方世界的未来
And the story of all of us.
以及全人类的历史
The age of iron gives power to the people.
铁器时代让人民有了力量
The small city-state of Athens faces a choice:
小城邦雅典面临艰难抉择:
Submit to the Persian empire or fight for freedom.
是向波斯帝国投降认输 还是为自由而战