what happens if if Alexander the Great doesn't die at age 33? His plans were to turn west. He meets the Roman republic. Macedonian phalanx vs Roman legions....
Welcome new members and thank you for joining. I see that the current question is not very interesting. How about this: Anyone knows something about the Mongol...
... Given the years of continuous campaigning, it is probably more surprising that he lived until THAT age. Not many people in ancient days, not even those of...
I don't think that there is very much known about the details of the Mongol invasion of Japan. Most of that which is known being based on myth and stories...
Thanx a lot for the info on the Mongol invasion. As for Alexander, I have to disagree with your notion that the ancients rarely made to their 40s. In classical...
Hannibal's famous manuever surprised Rome. Carthage's army crossed the Alps and showed up from the North, invaded the Italian penninsula as noone was there to...
Thanx Hobilar. About point 1. Companions were indeed higher class, the equivalent of Aristocracy in other societies. The hoplites of the phalanx were all ...
... Actually I haven't as yet completed the file. I have a number of points to make which will require some checking and editing, but I will be happy to...
It's great. I thought you meant for the file to be edited by everyone who wishes to add points. Anyway, when the file is edited there's no auto notification ...
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Dec 9, 2002 3:46 pm
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... A bit of a teething problem here I'm afraid. By adding more to this file by the Group Manager, it has effectively blocked the Edit option for other...
... option ... Yes, I see. I had no idea. I looked all over their help section, there's nothing on this, I can't give you edit privileges again. You should...
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Dec 10, 2002 7:59 am
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Dec 11, 2002 10:22 am
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Hi all and welcome new members. Check out the photo section if you will... There are folders with pics on Macedonian, Roman troops, siege weapons, ships and...
I read part of the Berserkers on file. It was nice, but you have to remember that they were just a part of mythology. Archeologists have not found any proof...
Nice file, but I would like to point something out. You said the phalanx would have been highly vulnerable to short swordmen. It indeed was, that's why the...
Thanks for your comments Jon, I would tend to suggest that the phalanx would be far less vulnerable when drawn up in 8 rank deep close order (see comment in...
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Dec 15, 2002 8:56 pm
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Nice file. One comment: "...Also, the Roman swordsmen would get under the Macedonian spears and open holes in the Macedonian formation allowing the Roman front...
... Yes nice of you to point this out. I am curious as to wether or not berserks actually existed in history or berserk-like warriors. Here's an interesting...
... HAHAHAHA...ok fine it is crap..it was still a nice movie. Wow, very interesting, I didn't know they were a piece of mythology. I don't know if this helps...
... I ... Macedonians ... got ... combat ... left ... and ... if ... the ... push ... that ... Romans ... the ... there ... Alexander ... expose ... could ... ...
... mythology. ... piece ... stolen ... if ... warriors, ... Apparently they had two types of vessels, the Longboat or Longship or Drakar (from the dragon-head...
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Dec 17, 2002 1:48 pm
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... or ... Longships ... and ... (cool) ... Very nice pics, I especially like the one in the viking's folder (as you said I would). Thanks for clearing that...
I want to say that finding a group like this is a real pleasure. War in the period of ancient Rome and Greece has always been of great interest to me. But...
