08-17-2012, 04:06 AM
Quote:I confess that I didn't fully understand your problem. I shall re-read your post (again).
The translations I have read write of Arrian giving orders to the archers on the wings to actually extend the line, even though it will make it weaker. I think that the translation should read as Arrian forbidding the archers to extend because the line will become weaker.
