Echetlaeus
Hero of Marathon
For example, in the battle of Marathon Herodotus says that the casualties for the Greeks were 192 Athenians and 11 Plataeans. Yet this is not believable by historians nowadays who increase the number to 1000-3000.
One can say that this difference is quite high.
My question here is this: what kind of techniques modern historians use to make these estimates?
One can say that this difference is quite high.
My question here is this: what kind of techniques modern historians use to make these estimates?