02-13-2012, 07:24 PM
Quote: Imagine the Persians having to spend just 1 month in front of a city, laying it in siege... The campaign would be over before it had even started. This is what I meant with speed. Having your main force marching at half speed while having other armies taking care of any such problems is crucial to speedily come to Greece proper and thus also minimize supply issues.
They were, in fact, marching through "pacified" territory (the debate over a satrapy of Macedonia/Thrace is another question. The number of sieges were never going to be large until Greece proper (south of Tempe).
Quote:What do you mean about the mobility of Mardonius' forces?
Herodotus' account of the movements of Mardonius' army (9.13-15) does not indicate a host of 300,000 rather something more mobile.
Paralus|Michael Park
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Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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