I think it's time for a prequel...about how the Persians got their clocks cleaned at Marathon by another smaller Greek army.
Then, we need to put out another movie about Alexander the Great and how he conquered Persia with a relatively small force.
Come to think of it, the Persians must have been real wussies on the battlefield. Did they ever have any notable wins against the west?
Well, they sacked Jerusalem and stole the True Cross. Of course Emperor Heraclitus then organized an expedition into the heart of their empire, thrashed them, and recoved the Cross.
Maybe if the Mullahs were reminded of the fact that the 'prophet' spoke in approving terms of the Christian Emperor's victory over the Persians, they wouldn't be so touchy about over-the-top depictions of fights between two packs of pagans just because one lot happened to hail from the same parts as they do.
"Come to think of it, the Persians must have been real wussies on the battlefield. Did they ever have any notable wins against the west?"
Yup--they conquered Babylon, which was west of them.
The also conquered part of India, Lydia, and Egypt.
They took over Asia Minor on their way to Greece.
That's all I remember.
"I think it's time for a prequel...about how the Persians got their clocks cleaned at Marathon by another smaller Greek army. "
If anything, it's just as heroic. After whipping Persian butts at Marathon the Greeks force march 22 miles across the peninsula and stopped the fleet. Now that is bad ass.