05-20-2005, 06:58 PM
Felix
many thanks for the links, I see we are basically in agreement
paulaallen
You picked some interesting examples, but I imagine you will agree that France in 1813 was far more advanced in general than Xerxes Persian Empire, yet the largest field army Napoleon could muster were 195.000 men at Leipzig, far away from Herodotus 1.7 million, so i find that simply impossible to believe.
So, let´s resume our proposals, 1) what are the numbers you propose, and 2) on what are based those numbers
as for me
1) I think the Persians were not in excess of 100.000
2) I based that number on the comparation with XVII century armies and their logistic problems
many thanks for the links, I see we are basically in agreement
paulaallen
You picked some interesting examples, but I imagine you will agree that France in 1813 was far more advanced in general than Xerxes Persian Empire, yet the largest field army Napoleon could muster were 195.000 men at Leipzig, far away from Herodotus 1.7 million, so i find that simply impossible to believe.
So, let´s resume our proposals, 1) what are the numbers you propose, and 2) on what are based those numbers
as for me
1) I think the Persians were not in excess of 100.000
2) I based that number on the comparation with XVII century armies and their logistic problems
AKA Inaki
