Talk:Battle of Anchialus

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[edit] 110 000

The numbers of the opposing forces, which are given in the article, are incredible. Even if there was a medieval source or modern assessment that claim such figures (there are no references in the article to any source), it would have been unreliable in my opinion. Dobrin 16:02, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

I have removed this absurdity. Theres no way even the stupidest Byzantine commander could have wasted 2/3 of all their manpower in one disastrous battle. How did 110,000 men lose to 70,000 anyways... Tourskin (talk) 05:56, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

In the contemporary sources it is stated that the empire gathered all its theme troops from Asia Minor and the European themes. They were defeated with heavy casualties which is evident even from the quote about the bones. Not to mention that this is not the first time the byzantines have lost almost their entire army in battle.--Avidius (talk) 23:13, 1 May 2008 (UTC)