Guys, I have to say, you would do very well to adjust ancient reports on army sizes for propoganda. If that means evening ridiculous differentials, then please, by all means do so. There is no need to fall into the laps of the ancients, especially those commissioned by rulers to write a past that makes their state appear most superior and their rule the most legitimate...
P.S. Nothing 'historical' was produced until the last couple centuries. What we think of as history is non-existent in the ancient world.
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