About 90,000 with 40,000 Greek allies on their side.
Over a hundred thousand on each side.
About 300,000 counting both sides.
20,000.
around 6000
about 20,000 Persians and 4000 Greeks.
Over a hundred thousand on each side.
About 25,000.
About 300,000 counting both sides.
At the critical battles of Salamis, Plataea and Mycale the numbers engaged on both sides were about even.
well, there wasn't any soldiers really, it was mostly a naval battle. The soldiers though would stand on the shore waiting for the persians to swim to shore.
about 150,000
There were many battles. The major ones were: Lade - sea battle 494 BCE - the Persians won Artemesion - sea battle 480 BCE - the Greek confederation lost. Salamis - sea battle 480 BCE - the Persians lost. Plataia - land battle 479 BCE - the Persians lost Mycale - sea-land battle 479 BCE- the Persians lost. Eurymedon - sea battle 466 BCE - the Persians lost. Cyprus - sea-land battle 451 BCE - the Persians lost.
About half a million.
20,000.
around 6000
The number is uncertain - best guesstimates are abuot 25,000 infantry with 1,000 cavalry in the force. All the cavalry and some of the infabtry were not engaged in the battle as they were being rowed around the coast to land and take Athens while its army was at Marathon 26 miles away.
It is believed that close to 600,000 Americans fought in the Battle of the Bulge.