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Originally Posted by Exarecr
I agree with smaller. Just imagine the problems of logistics and transportation ,when your transport eats more than your army. Even feeding all these guys usually meant pilfering from the countryside,which was usually already empty or torched. I really admire those old warriors. These people because of circumstance, were probably tough as nails.
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Depends... once the late middle ages rolled around there seemed to be a lot more focus on honor and extravagant display than actually financing a successful military/political campaign. They really did have a completely different world view than is the case today.