A half-god and blessed with incomparable strength and skill, Achilles lives to fight but he refuses to associate with Agamemnon, preferring instead to seek his own destiny and be immortalized in history. A messenger boy ( Jacob Smith) is sent to fetch him and Agamemnon curses the stubborn nature of the fiercest warrior Greece has ever seen. Triopas calls upon the giant Boagrius ( Nathan Jones) while Agamemnon calls to Achilles, but the legendary warrior is nowhere to be found. King Triopas ( Julian Glover) bargains with Agamemnon to each let one of their best fighters decide who wins the battle rather than engaging in open war. Agamemnon ( Brian Cox), king of Mycenae, has united most of Greece's kingdoms under his rule and now advances his army upon the nation of Thessaly, hoping to include it in his collection of ever-growing conquests. Within the cradle of ancient civilization empires are built, wars fought, alliances forged, and heroes born. The story takes place in the fertile, eastern lands bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and kept by the gods.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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