But by the end of the Neolithic Age, with a world population of 100 million, the stakes were much higher, requiring more than a few warriors as well as strong leaders to subdue, even enslave, other people.
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John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
The first film recounts the Battle of Thermopylae during the Greco-Persian Wars, where King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) of Sparta leads 300 of his finest warriors against the massive Persian army commanded by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro).
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