The entire movie is based upon one historical event when the Mayans slaughtered over 85,000 people in a few days as a sacrifice to their Gods...Thus the title...History Channel did a run on it a few months ago...
They were fucking organised barbarians (but so were many African tribes so no slam against their culture)...little as people too...4'11 was considered a tall man? Climbed Chechen itza and a few other Mayan temples and if you sporting a size 12 shoe or better, them tiny ass steps are going to fuck with you....