It varied over the centuries and at different locations.
King Darius I (the Great).
Alexander's soldiers on horseback, cavalry, were a strong force. They crushed the local Persian forces, leading to the final downfall of the Persian Empire.
"The Immortals" ; named because the ranks were all always maintained at ten thousand .
there were 128,000 soldiers in the battle of Chickamauga.
80 union soldiers
immortals
he took over 5,000
King Darius I (the Great).
On the ground wrapped in a cloak.
The soldiers where only loyal to Rome when paid
Persian Soldiers defeated the Troy's
The soldiers where only loyal to Rome when paid
The soldiers where only loyal to Rome when paid
Which golf war? There were 3 of them.
Xerxes
On the Greek side 8,000. On the Persian side, there were 180,000 in the area, but only a few thousand were engaged at any time.
The historian Herodotos says 6,400.