[Danny72]

When it comes to the accuracy of historical numbers, I always think of the size of the Persian army at Thermopylae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae#Persian_a...

Historical accounts were still a form of propaganda back then.

[bh23ha]

And still are today. Seriously, try watching the same event covered by CNN vs a foreign news source, I won't even mention other cable news channels.