08-03-2003, 05:06 PM
About the Praetorians, I have some sort of obsession with them. (Fun historical figures I guess.). According to Dr. Boris Rankov, Augustus Praetorian Guard of 31 BC was created after he consolidated the Praetorian Cohorts of Antony and his own Praetorian Cohorts (Apparently they took some of Caesar's men, split them into bodyguards and went to their own ends of the Republic while triumvirs.) As cool as they look in crested helms and breastplates that stuff really does look as if it only belongs on officers and Rankov uses material from Tactitus that would indicate but for the shield design, a Praetorian would be hard to distinguish from another legionary.<br>
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The game looks cool but why have Triarii without the Hastati, Velites, and Principes? I'm not a big manipular legion fan but if you're going to include the Triarii then why not the rest?<br>
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Salve <p>General Ng<br><br>
10th Praetorian Rifles: Caesar's Eagles<br>
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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori ("A sweet and decorous thing it is to die for one's country") - Horace<br>
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The game looks cool but why have Triarii without the Hastati, Velites, and Principes? I'm not a big manipular legion fan but if you're going to include the Triarii then why not the rest?<br>
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Salve <p>General Ng<br><br>
10th Praetorian Rifles: Caesar's Eagles<br>
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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori ("A sweet and decorous thing it is to die for one's country") - Horace<br>
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