1000 things we learned from EB

[Jan III Sobieski]

As title says

[C-Rob]

That the parthians WEREN'T a bunch of pansies wearing pink pajamas. They were efficiently bad arsed.

[Blaze86420]

naked fanatics were actually naked.
egyptian army wasnt even egyptian.
cities didnt become <insert invader's culture/nation> overnight.
losing to the AI is actually possible.
rome wasnt divided between families and actually was a republic that parallels its historic counterpart.

[StGene]

Horse archers are...scary. But then, so is a ROMAN LEGION!

[Dienices]

The difference between the Macedonian sarissa phalangites and the classical Greek hoplite formation

[torongill]

The bow is indeed a cowardly weapon, the thracians were indeed badass. (more to be added).

[Faramir D'Andunie]

That Romans did not had ninjas and gladiators in Thracian helmets fighting in their armies.

In a more serious note, that Ptolemies made such an extensive import of Galatians that they altered the ethnic mixture in an entire region, traces of which can be seen to this day.

[Slaytaninc]

Macedonian armies (I'm including the Diadochi of course.) used Hoplite-style troops to secure their right flank.

[Scipio Africanus Maximus]

You can't conquer Gaul and expect to immediately raise a legion.

[RCOG]

The "barbarian" factions, really arent all that "barbarian" as they are portrayed by the Romans, theyre just... diffrent in a number of ways.

Some of those diffrences actually being much preferable over the Roman counterpart (like, celts respected women in their society and women displayed their authority/power openly, in Roman society, women had to be sneaky for power, like, well, Livia, correct me if Im wrong though).

[Stigmata]

that the Egyptians multiply like rats...

also, that the romans are the ones who counterbalance that

[Momus]

That retaining and controlling a region as a of a lot harder than conquering one.....*sigh*.....esp if you are being nice and only occupying every city you take.....

[Aenima]

-Pyrrhos

Nuff said.

[Bonapartist]

That cavalry are just too goddamn expensive to use.

Oh, and that your computer sucks.

[A_Dane]

that the so called "eastern" barbarians (pontos/armenia), weren't just a bunch of no good fools, running into an early grave, by foolishly charging the mighty hoplites (in phalanx formation ofcourse).

oh, and that the "immitation legionaries", werent really immitations

[Lionheart]

The Gauls are a pain specialy if you play with Rome. But after all they are wiped out by the legions...but at least they fight back and are dangerous specialy when they mass 4 armies that come from nothing and almost wiped out one of my armies off Hastati, Triarii and princepes and some auxilia...but they will be destroyed the revenge of Mars is terrific!

[Canaris]

Not every coastal city had huge military port ( in late game )

[Momus]

That some people have rep whore tags ^

But mostly that discipline, stamina and tactics were far more important than brute strength on the fields. And that it was safer to starve a city out than risk your troops in assaults on the walls.

[Kdssow]

That my foreign people (Swéboz) weren't so dirty as they were portrayed.
And the old Germanian Language is not yet wiped off this globe. Where can I learn the language!??!!?

[aureon]

That old-world wars were mercenary-driven.