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Slingshot 236 The latest issue of Slingshot exceeded expectations. Two of the articles – on Tarantine Cavalry and early Seleucids – not only seem well...
Mike, come along to the AGM on Saturday and have a go at Phil Steele's "Return to the Seige of Jerusalem Workshop", I think this version is Saladin trying to...
... is the ... look up its ... Akkadian is probably to be read ta$li$u, as I've already said (but the logogram _might_ stand for something Indo-Iranian as per ...
... number (25). ... points. ... Response: I'm not thinking about points here, my thinking is that it doesn't make sense to have 'light chariots' packed more...
... topics ... This is extremely interesting and complementary to battle rules. Maybe more directly related to grand strategy, like in board games or...
... Caliver Books usually have a few copies. www.caliverbooks.com 01702 473986 and also the army books which have period specific rules and adjustments....
... The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Piquet, which ahs an adjustable "readiness" (or some such name) roll. This, in combination with a...
Maybe already posted, but: There are interesting images on a large Camp reconstruction at http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romanarmy.html Many sections look...
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Thought you might be interested in this cross post from a thracian list. It seems that at least some of the the Thracian Odressi foot had chainmail as early...
In our Ancient Warfare and Medieval Warfare rules, we have a mechanism whereby missile troops go either low or out of missiles. We have supply units (wagons,...
Steven An interesting question. There is no doubt that this is a confused issue. However there is no question but that the Ebro is north of Sagunto and that...
I'm probably going to regret asking this, but what do we actually know about battlefield logistics in our chosen period? Did units have "supply units" as per...
... wrote: <...Saguntum and the Ebro...> ... Why exactly is it "more than likely"? Because it fits into some neat theories if it was omitted? ... I can imagine...
One well known example was at Carrhae where the Parthian Surenas had camels to resupply his Parthian horse archers with arrows. The effect may have been more...
I am wondering if the Numidians ever had any sort of border to their tunics. I have read that they wore plain cloth tunic made from either undyed wool (Except...
If you look at typical Roman diplomacy, they were always interfering. I use the Macedonians, Antiochus 3 and his successors, and the macabees and their...
... "...probably made of undyed wool..." according to APMW. I interpret this as "none of the primary sources mention the colour of their clothes, so they...
... From: "saint_sicarii" <Judas@...> To: <ancmed@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 12:44 AM Subject: [ancmed] Numidians ... a lot...
... Strabo says the Maurousioi - the Moors - wear tunics "with wide borders" - he also says that the Masaesylian Numidians and the Libyans in general dress the...
Uel wrote: Steven, where was Pritchett's study published? I've always thought that Sellasia, with the nasty terrain and the ebb and flow of the battle, would ...
It is very expensive and - from the box art - it looks a bit cr*p. Anyone have first hand experience? James [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello, Just joined the group yesterday. Looking for coat-of-arms information on the Drengot family from Aversa, Italy (originally from Normandy). Am assembling...
