Naval/ Fleet composition question(s)

[Intranetusa]

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.

Then maybe you should read the article and the article links again.

In the first article, it says that it is very likely Salamis had at least 200,000 participants. For Ecnomus, the article says it is improbable it had 200,000 participants.

1st article Description of Salamis ---> "it is thought possible that 200,000 sailors, soldiers and marines took part."

1st article Description of Ecnomus ---> "If this were true, which is unlikely, it would make it probable that at least 200,000"

And if you took the time to go to the article links that discussed the figures in more detail, you would've read the part that says the 200,000 figure was only for the Persian side, so that means Salamis had over 200,000 if you include the Greek figure as well.

2nd article Description of Salamis ---> "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."


So going by just the first article, there are still more people in Salamis than in Ecnomus...and that's even after using the improbable Ecnomus figures.

Going by the 2nd article, it is evident that there were definitely way more people in Salamis than in Ecnomus.

No matter which article you go by, both wiki articles say Salamis has more participants than Ecnomus.