Ucar

Huns were not all Turks.

"Recent genetic research shows that each of the great confederations of steppe warriors were not ethnically homogeneous, but rather unions of multiple ethnicities of Ural-Altaic clans such as Turkic, Ugric, Finnic, Tungus and some Mongolic peoples."

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beansprout

Wheres carthage?

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Officer of Engineers

Why? They lost ... even when they won.

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BadKharma

LOL now that is a good one.

happymango99

2-5 million? way to big Persian empire had only c.70 million people many modern estimate put Xerxes army at around 200 000- 500 000

citanon

Late to this thread but I'd have to say the modern US military + rest of NATO. Faced down the USSR which had the ability to destroyed the entire world in 30 minutes. Plus, even though the standoff went on for forty years, the military consumed little enough resources that the folks at home were able to enjoy the greatest explosion in wealth in the history of mankind.

troung

Until he faced Timur.

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Big K

what a waste...

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troung

Not for Timur.

retaxis

I don't want to seem rude or anything but do you have idiot stapled on your head? Modern day estimates by professionals from all over the world cites that the persians had a maximum number of 200,000 soldiers but anywhere between 50000-150000 is also very reasonable.

Sparta alone could field over 30000 soldiers not including other city states such as the thespians or the athenians whom were much larger. It was no 1v10, it was most likely 1v1.

Officer of Engineers

I am going to call you an IDIOT from this point on. What was the opposing strength at Platea?

JAD_333

I doubt your numbers. With a 1 to 1 parity, the combined forces of Greece would have won the battle. They were superior fighters and had far better equipment. In the first attack it is said only 3 Spartens were lost to several thousand Assyrians. No way the bulk of Greeks forces would have withdrawn had they been close to parity.

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Teskilatmahsusa

This list is missing.

I think not the hollywood movies but the below parameters should be taken into consideration:

-the power of the army in terms of numbers
-the number of victories it had
-the length of period that it dominated the history
-the size of the land it ruled and kept in hand
-the technology level it had (according to its time period)

and the most important

-what is left from it NOW ! (what it was able to bring up to today)

So my opinion is - no suspect - Ottoman Empire and then the Roman Empire follows.

American Empire

- Roman Legions
- Mongol Hordes
- La Grande Armée
- British Army (in its prime)
- Deutsches Wehrmacht
- Soviet Army
- US Military

to name a few.

Deltacamelately

Isn't the Mauryan Empire worth mentioning?
It was quite vast and modern.
Even the Gupta's are worth mentioning.

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