How so? There's no way of quantifying the time period, or that the Persians overloaded the pontoon, or the rate of march etc. There's better ways to deduce the size of the Persian force.
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How so? There's no way of quantifying the time period, or that the Persians overloaded the pontoon, or the rate of march etc. There's better ways to deduce the size of the Persian force.
Do any of these ridiculous calculations have any scholarly backup? If not, they're not really worth refuting, despite being outright wrong.
Any more thoughts on this? Personally, I think Pompey did very well, almost as well as Caesar in fact.
That's me :D
Oda is probably wrong here in honesty. When Pompey launched his campaign against Mithridates after arriving in the east, Mithridates' army was reduced primarily to native archers and...
I agree that Lord Oda may have been incorrect in assuming that the best army would have been at Issos, due to access of recruits from crucial recruiting areas like Anatolia, but he is correct that...
It's obviously Philip.
@conon294 Thanks for that helpful information!
Just letting everyone know that I'm intending to reply, I've just had a really eventful series of months. Hopefully tcw01 is still willing to...
Re: Saruman's death - he's a Maiar, and a corrupted one at that, hence the description. He's the same race as Sauron, albeit considerably less powerful.
I think it would be a good idea to make Dale's roster considerably more mercenary. Dale could in some ways represent the state of Carthage: it would not levy citizen soldiers. Its economy is heavily...
Although it's true that Caesar was a lot more popular in Italy due to his famous clemency, the fact is that Pompey was the official representative of the Senate, which was the government of Rome. If...
Attacking Caesar's supply depots would force Caesar to march into the east and wreak havoc there, so it's essentially the same outcome as simply embarking and attacking multiple points in the west of...
Pompey was supplied via the sea, notably Dyrrachium where the majority of his stores were. If you recall, during the siege of Dyrrachium according to Caesar Pompey had no trouble feeding his troops...
Pompey wasn't really "drawn" into a decisive battle. He could have ignored Caesar if he wanted to - he chose to follow Caesar inland for his own reasons, not because he got drawn in and outmaneuvered...
Arguing that Pompey was always going to lose doesn't make sense, especially considering the series of miraculous events in the Greek campaign that, if even one had gone wrong, would have spelt the...
It's not really correct to call it a fourth reserve line; the force was placed on the flank behind the cavalry, and always had a dominant position in the battle from the start, hardly the use of a...
I feel like I need to address the sort of "trope" or stereotype surrounding the events of the Pharsalus campaign and its preliminaries; there's a lot of docudrama's and documentaries that have...
The Hypaspists, the royal guard of the Macedonian kings started by Philip, used by Alexander and so on for the Hellenic monarchs, were traditionally hoplites armed in the Greek fashion. Bodyguards of...
It's probably because there's no source that talks about the shields of the Macedonian pikemen.
Indeed, the only issue is the lack of descriptions of the Macedonian army during the reigns of Philip and to a lesser extent Alexander.
I feel like streching my ability to argue and persuade, I will ask anyone here to accept my challenge for the following topic: Caesar vs Pompey as generals.
I will take the position of Pompey.
I would disagree, and argue that Hannibal was a superior tactician to Scipio.
Looking at the context of the late republic only, I would list:
Caesar
Pompey
Lucullus
Metellus Pius
Sertorius
Cn. Pompeius Strabo
Sulla
Marius
Hannibal's use of the elephants at Zama was actually quite intelligent, and it appears that most have been sucked into the common belief that Hannibal made a last gamble and charged them into the...
I believe there's no actual visual representation of Macedonian pikemen, only of Macedonian infantrymen armed as hoplites. In the renaissance I believe they thought the Macedonian pikemen did not...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhHOjC4oxh8
This is another good one from the same channel. Really great, simple and informative videos.
If one full page of argumentation is what you wish, then so be it. Perhaps this discussion will rekindle your interests in this area, but limiting it is probably a very good idea. Usually, these...
A messenger arrives from Baldwin de Clare, advising that if the generals can delay the main action through skirmishing and harrassing the foraging and supply lines of the Danes, he can arrive with...
Baldwin de Clare, baron of Ware in his first command rides north with his retinue and the king's mercenaries to eliminate the Danish threat now centered around York.
Personal Forces
25 Knights...
Baldwin arrives with his 100 strong retinue, and awaits the king's orders henceforth.
A letter arrives addressed to the king:
Your majesty, I thank you for the command you have bequeathed to me. I am riding with my retinue to Windsor to concentrate and organise the forces you are...
A letter arrives to the king of England:
Your majesty, I apologise that I cannot reach you in person as of this moment. I have been busy with maintaining my brother's estates during his troubled...
Baldwin requests an audience with his brother when he is capable of doing so.
Baldwin FitzGilbert of House de Clare
Age: 36 (b. 1030)
Marital Status: Albreda
Children: 5
Traits (6):
Battles +3
Survival +2
Wealth +1
Hi, I'm interested in joining.
I'm quite new to RPs but I'm currently 5 or 6 years into a Diadochi RP for Alliance Games, so I know the basics. I haven't had a proper look around, but thought I'd...
That sounds like a good idea, I'll wait for you to edit and make your opening arguments, then I will respond by editing my own post, then we can go from there :)
As for rules, I don't really have...
I won't write my starting arguments as of yet, but to succinctly give an overview of my position, it's essentially the standard evolutionary model of science taught today and peer-reviewed around the...
I accept your challenge. Start the thread and post your opening position.
Thank you very much for you answers.
How about campaign difficulty?