02-16-2012, 10:00 PM
Quote:It is extremely unlikely that they had a million men, simply because there is absolutely no reason to bring a force 20 times larger than a huge army by the day's measures. Not for invading a bunch of disunited city states.
.. I guess you are right.. It seems that what they did bring was eventually enough. If only some Greeks had united against the common threat then maybe they would have warded the danger off... Now, that you mention it, 50,000 sounds enough.
...Come oooooon!!! "a bunch of disunited city states"????