Huge casualty figures reported for ancient and medieval battles should be treated with caution; few are eye-witness reports and chroniclers were prone to exaggeration.

• 在面对古代战争以及中世纪战争所报道的大量人员伤亡时，大家应该谨慎对待；这些报道中，很少是亲临战场的报道，而那些编年史记录员也习惯夸大其词。