Talk:Battle of Nemea

Casualty statistics of the Nemea
I would like to raise the question as to why the article only mentions Diodorus statistics as to Allied casualties; certainly, Xenophon's claim in the Agesilaos, 8 'Lakedaemonians' to 10,000 allies, is spurious, but the emphasis on such outlandish numbers should certainly indicate that the defeat was not a 'standard' hoplite battle in terms of numbers. Equally, I feel that it should be noted that this is one of the few, if maybe the only, battle in which Lakedaemonian troops 'attack' a retreating enemy, which may preclude the reliance on 'standard' proportional casualties. If anybody knows of any reason, other than the sheer disproportion between the two figures, as to why Diodorus figures are 'exact,' please comment. If not alternate suggestions as to the quantity of losses, obviously with reasoning, would be appreciated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.73.88.101 (talk) 21:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC).