300 and 300: Rise of an Empire DVD

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In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy.

300: Rise of an Empire
This new chapter of the epic saga 300, told in the breathtaking visual style that defined the original blockbuster, brings the fight for glory to a challenging new battlefield: the sea. Greek general Themistocles is pitted against massive invading Persian forces, who are ruled by the god-king Xerxes and led by Artemisia, the vengeful commander of their navy. Knowing his only hope of defeating the Persian armada is to unite Greece, Themistocles leads the charge that will change the course of the war.