Of course the Italians were no cowards. If they were, the Greek victories would lose much of their shine, according to the logic of Piratis. We have an inner need for the Greeks to triumph against all odds and hence, all our military victories were achieved against much stronger, more populous armies, perhaps with a little bit of help from our God (we have a personal God, the God of the Greeks) ... so pathetic!
It is getting really silly, every time Piratis claims that the truth is simply a matter of statistics. Will he ever grow out of this habit?