Post by aristonicus on Feb 21, 2019 22:18:12 GMT
This article from Ancient History Magazine popped up in my feed and it makes interesting reading.
Link: www.academia.edu/keypass/YlRXUnZpNG1peXlaMVBtaWpEd01GbUlyemZ4QWE2d3o5K0VWNnpOem9haz0tLVdiL096emhFK1dTcDc1eUJpTFcwZWc9PQ==--68b77122b25239b5d19f3a45d3ee301870aacfbf/t/a-MWfLeZp-wSPoq/38367110/Potts_2019._The_tent_of_the_Great_King._Ancient_History_Magazine_20_38-41.pdf?auto=download&campaign=weekly_digest
www.academia.edu/38367110/Potts_2019._The_tent_of_the_Great_King._Ancient_History_Magazine_20_38-41.pdf?auto=download&campaign=weekly_digest
Now, this would be more than a camp. A tent covering 4,280 square metres, 62.4 x 68.6 meters supported by 90 'golden' columns. No wonder Xerxes left it behind when he left Hellas in a hurry, or for that matter Darius III left his behind at Issus.
