Herodotus does not give a figure for the size of the Athenian army.

Herodotus does not estimate the size of the Persian army, only saying that they were a " large infantry that was well packed ".

The immense size of the Union army ( the largest on the planet toward the end of the Civil War ), however, was viewed with increasing concern by Maritimers throughout the early 1860s.

Spies can bring back all sorts of information concerning the size and strength of an enemy army.

The Jacobins expanded the size of the army, and Carnot replaced many aristocratic officers with soldiers who had demonstrated their patriotism, if not their ability.

The rashness of Varro did not surprise Fabius, but when Fabius learned of the size of the army ( eighty-eight thousand soldiers ) that Varro had raised, he became quite concerned.

But when he realized the size of the French army at the gates of Pisa, he had to accept the humiliating conditions of the French king.

However, at this high point, his army was reduced in size, as MacColla and the Highlanders preferred to continue the war in the north against the Campbells.

In the meantime, the Romans, hoping to gain success through sheer strength and weight of numbers, raised a new army of unprecedented size, estimated by some to be as large as 100, 000 men, but more likely around 50-80, 000.

* 1702 – Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.

He also increased the size of the regular army from 11, 000 to 15, 000 and introduced general usage of the improved guns that he had used successfully during the Mexican – American War.

However, al-Kamil presumably did not know of the small size of Frederick's army, nor the divisions within it caused by his excommunication, and wished to avoid defending his territories against another crusade.

The German army, mindful of the steadily increasing proportion of spending going to the navy, demanded an increase of 136, 000 men to bring its size closer to that of France.

The army doubled in size and various reforms in composition resulted in a new emphasis on cavalry and smaller units instead of the legion as the main tactical unit.

The 2004 General Peace Agreement stipulated that the size of the army would be 24, 000 ( equally drawn from FAM and RENAMO ), but due to lack of interest ( pay and prospective terms of service were poor ) that figure was never reached.

Successive attempts to reduce the size of the PNGDF in response to the country's economic problems have provoked fierce resistance ; with the army mutinying in March 2001.

In terms of size, Solano López's 30, 000-man army was the most powerful in Latin America but the army's strength was illusory because it lacked trained leadership, a reliable source of weapons and adequate reserves.

The fighting had simplified politics by eliminating all parties except the Colorados and by reducing the size of the army.

The size of Richard's army has been estimated at 8, 000, Henry's at 5, 000, but exact numbers cannot be known.

Although he came to power with army support, Amanullah alienated many army personnel by reducing both their pay and size of the forces and by altering recruiting patterns to prevent tribal leaders from controlling who joined the service.

Upon seeing the large size of Saladin's army, he made little effort to resist and surrendered on the condition that he would retain his property.

In addition, the government considered reducing the size of the army by 100, 000, although this plan was shelved.

As the price of tea declined, the size of teacups and teaspoons increased.

Agri-business flourishes yet, consistent with the pattern elsewhere in New York State, the number of farms has declined while farm size and yield have increased.

By 2007, it had declined to 10 % of its original size, splitting into four lakes – the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea and one smaller lake between North and South Aral Seas.

As Bree lies at the meeting of two large roadways, the Great East Road and the ( now disused ) Greenway, it had for centuries been a centre of trade and a stopping place for travellers, though as Arnor in the north waned Bree's prosperity and size declined.

Its population has declined considerably since then, once nearing 10, 000 residents, but still serves as a trade center for eastern Boyd County and has a zip code population of 10, 029, which is actually more reflective of the Catlettsburg community's size.

Mitsui Bank, which should have been the mainstay and principal capital provider of the group, declined in size due to the collapse of the Imperial Bank of Japan, which resulted in reduced cohesion of the conglomerate.

On another site eastern towhee frequency declined as clearcut size increased from 19 to 33 acres ( 7. 6 – 13. 2 ha ) to 48 to 62 acres ( 19. 5 – 25. 2 ha ).

As cooperative farms increased in size, the authority of the assembly of members declined.

The Greek Games, a multi-day event which involved such activities as water balloon tossing and egg dropping, have declined in notoriety at Grove City College along with the size of Greek organizations ; until the 1990s they were well-known on campus, with the majority of the student body either participating or spectating.

After 1832 the average size of the taua declined, until by 1836 they were as small as 120-200.

Although the airgraph proved to be immediately popular its use was limited because of its size ( approx ; 2ins × 3ins ) and lack of privacy, so when sufficient aircraft capacity became available its use declined in favour of the air letter.

O ' Neil won his only two league titles in 1953 and 1955, with a last-place finish sandwiched between in 1954 as the Negro American League of the 1950s declined in quality and shrank in size, while in the process grooming a number of eventual major league players.

With the increasing liberalisation and deregulation of the Israeli economy since the 1980s, the role and size of Histradrut has declined, though it still remains a powerful force in Israeli society and the nation's economy.

At their height the Manchester Docks were the third busiest port in Britain, but due to containerisation and the limit placed on vessel size by the Manchester Ship Canal, the docks declined swiftly during the 1970s.

Paradoxically, although Dublin declined in terms of wealth and importance after the Act of Union, it grew steadily in size throughout the 19th century.

Over the past decade the size, cost, and power requirements of radios has declined, enabling more radios to be included within each device acting as a mesh node.

It was once one of the largest military stores in Europe but since the end of the Cold War it has declined in both importance and size.

As Corinthian artists gained in confidence in their rendering of the human figure the animal frieze declined in size relative to the human scene during the middle to late phase.

However, the size of the fleet gradually declined, and by the early 1970s the number of trucks was down to 1, 200.

With infilling, the area has declined to an area of in size.

Changes to the narrow and shallow entrance to the Bay created obstacles to navigation and as the size of trading vessels increased so the volume of trade to the village declined.

Alan Caiger-Smith describes the Valencian industry as the victim of its own success ; as the wares initially produced for the very top of society, usually as bespoke commissions with personalized heraldry, were demanded by the expanding lesser nobility and bourgeoisie, both the size of pieces and their quality of decoration declined, with painting becoming more routine repetitions of simple motifs.

The section has increased in size, and is now run by Togusa, because Batou declined the position.

The city was raided by the Persians in the early 7th century and following the conquest of the Holy Land by the Islamic armies in the 7th century, the diocese and city suffered tremendously and steadily declined in size and importance.