To: PzLdr
The Romans had about 10,000 legionaries +. There were claims that Boudica had more than 80,000 but other accounts were that few escaped from the trap that the Romans set. You might be right about the numbers. It easily could have been 20-1 or more. Caesar defeated the Gauls at Alesia with about 45000 verses 350000 to 400000. Sometimes the numbers were a disadvantage for the Barbarians.
To: GeorgefromGeorgia
Sometimes the numbers were a disadvantage for the Barbarians. Yeah, they must have been tripping over each other on the battlefield. That, and stripping the countryside (their own land) of food like a swarm of locusts.
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02/13/2006 2:16:16 PM PST by
Max in Utah
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