06-02-2005, 05:56 PM
Quote:It seems unlikely to me he could commit that many resources to that campaign.
That's interesting. I wonder how many troops he would need for the home guard. Do you think it would be feasable to use such a campaign as a tool for stabilization? If you empty all these lands of a good portion of it's fighting men, maybe you would get less trouble from them in the short term? It is often said that troops need to be kept busy to prevent chaos. Perhaps Xerxes felt that such an endeavor was needed to keep his empire in focus.
Rich Marinaccio
