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Re: Question about the Roman 'wedge formation'

10845 — 2010-07-29T15:19:01-05:00

Thanks guys!

I have come to realize that you cannot believe everything you see on the History channel, perhaps they should call it the: History? channel As I stated in the OP I had not seen this formation portrayed before or since and was not sure whether to believe it or not. It would seem to me that if the sawtooth formation is not mentioned in the literary record then perhaps it should be...

Statistics : Posted by Dithrambus • on Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:24 • Replies 5 • Views 83

Re: Anthony Riches new Novel

2776 — 2010-07-29T15:15:04-05:00

hello,
I read it about 6 months ago, it was a good read, as it unraveled at times it was a bit dry read, but once it got to action and all that suspense I loved it. I am going to wait when prices on Amazon US reach respectable lower level, under $10, to buy this one http://www.ama zon.com/Arrows-Fury-Empir ... 260&sr=1-3...

Statistics : Posted by bachmat66 • on Thu 22 Apr 2010, 12:55 • Replies 3 • Views 180

Re: New Warrior of Rome book coming

2776 — 2010-07-29T15:07:58-05:00

hey gents,
I bought and read the first novel of the series - so few novels dealing with ancient Iranian empires. I liked and disliked it at the same time. The Romans and their subjects in the Syrian and Mesopotamian provinces can be credible enough, the built up and siege had kept me interested or rather glued to the pages, but I could not get the "Persians" aka Sassanids.
As my predecessor (Nathan Ross) stated too much jihad in their depiction, too little real Iranians. They do f...

Statistics : Posted by bachmat66 • on Sun 30 May 2010, 12:53 • Replies 10 • Views 382

Re: Naked in the bath house

188 — 2010-07-29T15:00:40-05:00

As Jona says, most of the evidence tends towards naked bathing at all times. The latin wordnudus doesn't necessarily mean completely naked, but rather 'undressed' - soldiers without their arms and belts are described asnudus , and they're still wearing tunics. Mosaic pictures of bathers do show both them and the attendant slaves as completely naked, though.

There are a couple of references to some kind of bath costume - Alexander Severus (as much...

Statistics : Posted by Nathan Ross • on Thu 29 Jul 2010, 8:53 • Replies 2 • Views 22

Re: plumbata

3169 — 2010-07-29T14:44:59-05:00

During our artillary display at Binchester, while throwing the Plumbata the lightest one did this At first it looked like it had hit a stone and jumped up a foot or so until we went toretreve;

As you can see it went straight through this piece of branch Statistics : Posted by brennivs (tony drake) • on Wed 02 Apr 2003, 12:34 • Replies 429 • Views 45081

Re: Dionysius of Rhodes

6550 — 2010-07-29T13:28:03-05:00

I know I've seen that passage mentioned somewhere else. For the life of me, I just can't remember where. It sounds like a battle of Antiochos III's during his campaigning in Asia Minor... but for some reason I thought he was already allied with the Galatians by then. I have to review my history. The explicit mention of cataphracts(kai trischilious kataphraktous ) and chariots tells me it is at least after 200 BC.

If anyone else has information, I would love to hear...

Statistics : Posted by abou • on Thu 29 Jul 2010, 8:34 • Replies 1 • Views 23

Re: New Book from Adrian Goldsworthy: How Rome Fell

10375 — 2010-07-29T12:34:15-05:00

Well, David, Goldsworthy leaves much of that variety aside. How much does he really discuss about society? About religion? Even in his military and political topics he is oftenforgetful.

This review is somewhat closer to how I found the book.

The geographic argument is difficult to maintain. "Yet it was easier to deal with a single neighbouring king than a large number of competing chieftains and...

Statistics : Posted by Rumo • on Sat 14 Feb 2009, 16:13 • Replies 31 • Views 809

Re: question on hellenistic arrowheads

1242 — 2010-07-29T12:05:49-05:00

It just so happens that recently I came across very similar arrowheads in the official publication of Nemrud Dag, Donald H. Sanders ed., Nemrud Daği. The Hierothesion of Antiochus I of Commagene (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1996), 2 volumes. Here is a photograph of the different types found:

"http://antiquemilitaryhistory.com/images/arrowheads.jpg"

Because of the chronology of the site at N...

Statistics : Posted by MeinPanzer • on Thu 29 Jul 2010, 5:59 • Replies 1 • Views 28

Re: Mykale, a naval battle?

1242 — 2010-07-29T11:45:22-05:00

immortal wrote:Yes, this is what I am trying to say. The Saka Tigrakhauda seem to look very different to the rest of the depictions of the Saka. They are also grouped with the contingents from Anatolia and Iran on the Apadana. Are there many surviving Saka depictions of themselves?

I see. I've never realized this before, but it makes sense, especially considering the difficulties many kings had with the recalcitrant Saka populations living on the more distant...

Statistics : Posted by MeinPanzer • on Mon 05 Jul 2010, 12:38 • Replies 68 • Views 575

Sequel Of The Titans -- The Latest News

1161 — 2010-07-29T10:24:57-05:00

Hollywood is busy working on sequels, prequels and contemquels (film stories taking place at the same time as the original film).

Currently it is full steam ahead for the Clash Of The Titans sequel as the star, Sam Worthington, is already committed for the sequel to Avatar. Now the other actors are beginnig to speculate about their role in the new film.

This from MTV:

(The link includes a video interview with the actress.)

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/07/28/ge...

Statistics : Posted by Narukami • on Thu 29 Jul 2010, 9:24 • Replies 0 • Views 10

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