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68614
John Davies of MAWS has designed a neat one day DBMM campaign for this period. I think it's both simple and clear and I'm sure it is adaptable for other rules...
martin_st_uk
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Nov 6, 2009
2:59 pm
68615
Just a thought: In Greek phalanxes at least the most experienced, best soldiers were placed in front, not back. These soldiers would not need a big incentive...
falcodemats
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Nov 6, 2009
3:58 pm
68616
Units break up from the rear. One reason why Byzantines put their best men in the first and rearmost rank was to "close" the formation and prevent this rear...
Merlin Douglas
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Nov 6, 2009
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68617
The sacred band of thebes that broke the Spartans. Small group 50 deep, drove into flank unit and broke the line. ________________________________ From: Merlin...
J Brad Hillaker
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Nov 6, 2009
6:21 pm
68618
Possibly of interest to those living in Ontario....
Jeff Zorn
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Nov 6, 2009
6:23 pm
68619
Academia is always in the dark ages...How hard would it be to make webcasting such lectures routine? -- Doug --...
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6:51 pm
68620
And pass up a chance to visit Toronto? Come on down! We've got King Tut's treasures coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario in late November......
Leon Wu
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Nov 6, 2009
6:55 pm
68621
And also poor beyond belief, especially with the economy now in the toilet. Note that this is being held in a basement room (how flashy!) and no fee is being...
Jeff Zorn
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Nov 6, 2009
7:02 pm
68622
... From: "Jeff Zorn" <jrz3@...> ... Probably not Doug. Nik Gaukroger "Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does, he will tell you. If he...
Nik Gaukroger
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Nov 6, 2009
7:15 pm
68623
'Small' meaning 300 strong. I once put a query in Slingshot asking whether the view was that the Sacred Band literally fought as a 6x50 column or whether they...
rob young
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Nov 6, 2009
9:35 pm
68624
Now that was a typical case of parallel and inovative thinking, Rob. I mean it. I never even thought of that possibility, and I wonder how many have actually...
falcodemats
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Nov 7, 2009
2:20 pm
68625
Hi The issue isn't the sacred band! It is clear that starting in the 4th century, phalanx are 8 deep and the units get progressively deeper. 50 is the...
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Nov 7, 2009
5:53 pm
68626
... In the 5th century the Sacred Band (or its precursor) formed the front rank of the phalanx - "On the Boeotian side, the Thebans were drawn up on the right...
headd1uk
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Nov 7, 2009
11:12 pm
68627
... It isn't all that clear, really. See Pritchett at http://tinyurl.com/yj2vt7r for a summary of the evidence on depth. The sources don't really give us...
headd1uk
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Nov 7, 2009
11:32 pm
68628
Thanks Duncan Rob ________________________________ From: headd1uk <duncan.head1@...> To: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 7 November, 2009 23:12:20 ...
rob young
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Nov 8, 2009
12:38 am
68629
I can't believe in a formation 50 deep by 6 wide, nope: I'd go for the theory of 300 men forming the front ranks of a larger, 50-deep formation.... Doug...
Merlin Douglas
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Nov 8, 2009
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68630
I seem to remember from some source they formed they flank of the fifty deep phalanx that was exposed. Similar to the macedonian hypaspists. Phillip spent...
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houstonpuck
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Nov 8, 2009
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68631
... It would be possible to place 6 files on the flank of a larger formation e.g. on the left to counter shield-side drift and cover the open flank. That said,...
Anthony
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Nov 8, 2009
11:45 am
68632
I seem to have misplaced my copy of Hamblin's article “Sassanian Military Science and its Transmission to the Arabs”; (wife, new bookshelf, reindex of my...
Doug Melville
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Nov 8, 2009
12:37 pm
68633
If you like the Landmark series (Herodotus; Thucydides) a new one is now available. Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika Cheers Danny Weitz [Non-text portions of this...
Danny Weitz
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Nov 8, 2009
1:09 pm
68634
Can anyone point me at any information on the above please? Bar the reference in Herodotus IV I'm struggling.......cheers Rodge...
rodger1uk
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Nov 8, 2009
3:00 pm
68635
... I'm not sure there is anything else much. cheers, Duncan...
headd1uk
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Nov 8, 2009
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68636
... From: "headd1uk" <duncan.head1@...> To: <ancmed@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 4:01 PM Subject: [ancmed] Re: Persian invasion of...
Jim Webster
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Nov 8, 2009
4:07 pm
68637
Thanks. Yes, Strabo Book XV has some information, but it’s later, moty IIRC being based on Nearchus. This has a little information (contextual): 'India: from...
RODGER WILLIAMS
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Nov 8, 2009
4:25 pm
68638
J.F. Lazenby in his 'The Spartan Army' presents the most cogent recreation of Leuktra (imo). The normal method of Spartan attack, since first Mantinea, was to...
Dan
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Nov 8, 2009
5:13 pm
68639
Hi Rocky, I was trying to make the point that not only would a deep formation pressing upon the front ranks be physically harmful if not fatal to those...
Adam
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Nov 8, 2009
6:03 pm
68640
... Have you looked at "A Military History of Ancient India" by Maj Gen (ret) Gurcharn Singh Sandhu? It's an overview of military history with related...
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Nov 9, 2009
2:57 am
68641
Sandhu? Yes...this morning in fact. Thanks for the pointer. the information is brief, but useful. Cheers Rodge 2009/11/9 <mage@...> ... [Non-text...
RODGER WILLIAMS
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Nov 9, 2009
8:42 am
68642
Hi there, Memory fails, are there also scraps in Ctesias. regards David B...
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Nov 9, 2009
7:35 pm
68643
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-army-remains-sahara.html?dtc=dsc-hp-drl-dn-news [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Danny Weitz
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