From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:27:41 -0700 (PDT), DRosa@teikyopost.edu wrote:   
      
   > Did Appian exaggerate the number of deaths in Sulla's War?   
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   > The following figures are from   
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   > https://www.amazon.com/Civil-Wars-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140445099/   
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   > I:103 Sulla caused the death of more than 100,000 young men in this war.   
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   > I:84 6,000 men were killed   
   > I:87 massacre at Praeneste, and Sulla put to death all the Samnites   
   > I:90 3,000 killed, and 2,000 killed   
   > I:91 10,000 were lost   
   > I:93 death toll amounted to 50,000, and Sulla massacred 8,000 prisoners   
      
   Ancients often exaggerated military figures.   
      
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