Logisticaly speaking, modern armies require a giant logistical branch. With a massive supply chain to supply food and gear. All supplied by mechanised factories and transport vehicles.
How did the Achaeans seige Troy for 10 year. Their food storage couldnt have been that large.
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– The Iliad is a work of fiction. It may be roughly based on real events, but details like army sizes and the duration of the siege are most probably made up.
– Until the 19th century, an army on campaign required mostly one thing, and that was food. Troy being on the shore, the Achaeans could have had grain shipped in from anywhere, but in most other places the only feasible source of food was to take it from the local peasants.
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