Naval/ Fleet composition question(s)

[Atilius]

200,000 was the figure given for the Persian fleet by itself,...

That's not what wiki article says.

[Intranetusa]

That's not what wiki article says.

Oh no? Here is the exact quote:

"With an average of 200 men per ship onboard, the total Persian naval force would be at least 200,000 men, without taking into account the numerous auxiliary vessels..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_..._Persian_fleet

[Celtic_Punk]

try finding a better source than Wiki.

[Intranetusa]

try finding a better source than Wiki.

Well, we are talking about the wiki article itself - about what the wiki article says about the battle of Salamis. And before you start bashing wiki, it has been shown that wiki is generally accurate. For the Salamis article, it lists its sources as primary and secondary evidence from the works of Herodotus.


And you don't need wiki to know that Ecnomus was not the largest naval battle in history.

[Atilius]

OK this is getting silly. I was referring the the first article you linked to, discussing the worlds largest naval battles. Then you linked to an entirely different article, the one on Salamis.

[Intranetusa]

OK this is getting silly. I was referring the the first article you linked to, discussing the worlds largest naval battles. Then you linked to an entirely different article, the one on Salamis.

We were comparing Ecnomus with Salamis on wiki, so it's only natural I'd link it to another wiki article on Salamis. The point is despite all the exaggerations for both events, the 700 ships of Ecnomus is still not nearly large enough to be "the" largest naval battle of ancient times.

[Atilius]

We were comparing Ecnomus with Salamis on wiki,...

No, I was asking if you'd read the article you linked to, since you somehow concluded that more naval personell were involved at Salamis than at Ecnomus; a conclusion that article does not support.