gangleri2001
Garbage day!!!
As for Plataea, well:
The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one, good odds for any Greek
We need some of these against the EU, where are they?
Battle of Thermopylae 480 BC - myths vs reality
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We need some of these against the EU, where are they?
Domen
Misico dux Vandalorum
In such case, the EU needs to change its anthem!I suggest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PouS6aAsD4I
cybrxkhan
Asian Xwedodah
Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
I don't think there is any reliable way to guess the Persian numbers. 80,000 is no more arbitrary than Herodotus's 1 million. I don't think anyone seriously thinks 1 million is accurate anymore, but I have seen scholars who argue that 250,000 is plausible. Keep in mind that this was an army that could not be supplied locally and had to be supplied by the Persian navy. After Salamis, a substantial number had to be withdrawn (although probably supplemented to a degree by Greek allies). So 80,000 strikes me as on the low side for Thermopylae.
What exactly is your problem with the EU?
Domen
Misico dux Vandalorum
The eu is a different beast alltogether...
But according to Germans... :
http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/csd-koeln-polens-praesident-als-affe-1.1920421
