02-13-2012, 01:08 AM
Just to put the cat back amongst the pigeons .... :-D
When Julian led his (65,000 according to Nathan) men to attack Persia, they stopped at Antioch. There was then a problem when a local drought and the presence of the army caused food shortages. Julian had to spend freely to import extra supplies of food for the city and the army (Jul. Misopogon 369a-b).
When combined with the population of the city, the numbers would equal those claimed by the sources for the extremely large armies. This implies that supplying such numbers far from home would be very difficult, if not impossible.
Any thoughts?
When Julian led his (65,000 according to Nathan) men to attack Persia, they stopped at Antioch. There was then a problem when a local drought and the presence of the army caused food shortages. Julian had to spend freely to import extra supplies of food for the city and the army (Jul. Misopogon 369a-b).
When combined with the population of the city, the numbers would equal those claimed by the sources for the extremely large armies. This implies that supplying such numbers far from home would be very difficult, if not impossible.
Any thoughts?
Ian (Sonic) Hughes
"I have described nothing but what I saw myself, or learned from others" - Thucydides, Peloponnesian War
"I have just jazzed mine up a little" - Spike Milligan, World War II
"I have described nothing but what I saw myself, or learned from others" - Thucydides, Peloponnesian War
"I have just jazzed mine up a little" - Spike Milligan, World War II
