Numbers of troops in empires vs city states

[jirisys]

Also remembering the fact the hellenistic kingdoms sometimes got a influential man from the city to be part of the political and military body (philoxenia).

And the many links "were instrumental in the court’s policy of influencing the internal politics of cities"

And the "Xenoi of the Seleucid family who served as courtiers, commanders or ambassadors would normally retain links with their families and cities of origin, presumably through several generations. They often acted as mediators between the kings and their own communities of origin, deriving substantial benefits from both systems."

Political Culture in the Greek City After the Classical Age.
Chapter V: Kings and cities in the Hellenistic Age, Rolf Strootman.

~Jirisys ()