Umm, they *were* so great. Each Spartan warrior killed at least 100 enemies. But the odds were 1,000 to 1 (or something like)! Not counting the mercenaries and other Greeks, heh.
Even if people laid down and let you kill them without a struggle, it'd be tough to slaughter them all in a matter of hours (I'd imagine). Much less so if they go down fighting, eh?
I'm wondering how they transported the elephants and rhinos, lol.
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Originally Posted by pixelbend
Plus they were a lot less than 300 at that point and they were surrounded by archers.
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Yes, don't discount the archers! They offer an incredible advantage in ancient battle. Look up the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. 500 men-at-arms and 1000 archers, outnumbered 4 to 1, slaughter the enemy. Now that would make an excellent movie too--oh wait, didn't they make that already?
Yeah, Henry the V.