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I wonder why they called it the largest peaceful gathering of people [1]. Are there even bigger wartime gatherings? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_la

• arjie 12y ago
  Presumably to not include prisoners and such? Jasenovac had more than half a million and it would seem reasonable to separate that from voluntary meetings.
• bradleyjg 12y ago
  If that wikipedia article is accurate (80 million people at a single gathering) no battle comes close. Operation Barbarossa (i.e. the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in WWII) involved as many as 6.7 million troops, but it took place along a 1800 mile front and over the course of nearly six months. It makes sense that you wouldn't get nearly the same density in warfare, especially modern(ish) warfare, as you do in a peaceful gathering.