01-03-2009, 01:00 PM
I think they did not used those methods so they lost the battle 
I think this battle was not equal. Romans had strong weakness against armored horse archers (yes, cataphracts had a bow, too, as bow was an important weapon for nobility) and fast horses archers. Horses archers could throw a salve and retreat before their own arrows hit ! Bows where not the least of the bows. Double curved as we know for scythians and sarmatians bows.
And they had kontos to strike hard. But it seems legionaries could stand against again a charge. Strong on feet and well protected.
They can stand arrows too, but infinite arrow just don't give them a chance.
So if they send roman cavalry, it would be harrassed by arrow before being charged by cataphracts, and then... well cataphract armor is not there for nothing, it gives advantage against arrow, against swords, against spears...
Reccords says Crassus lost his son who charged with gallic horsemen. Didn't work, so.
No. I think you are right in some of your words : the only way to win a battle like this one is to have other equipment.
Or to not be there, in the middle of nowhere, in a plain, where the ennemy wanted you to be.
Roman could have won the battle.
Crassus, I am not sure.
I think this battle was not equal. Romans had strong weakness against armored horse archers (yes, cataphracts had a bow, too, as bow was an important weapon for nobility) and fast horses archers. Horses archers could throw a salve and retreat before their own arrows hit ! Bows where not the least of the bows. Double curved as we know for scythians and sarmatians bows.
And they had kontos to strike hard. But it seems legionaries could stand against again a charge. Strong on feet and well protected.
They can stand arrows too, but infinite arrow just don't give them a chance.
So if they send roman cavalry, it would be harrassed by arrow before being charged by cataphracts, and then... well cataphract armor is not there for nothing, it gives advantage against arrow, against swords, against spears...
Reccords says Crassus lost his son who charged with gallic horsemen. Didn't work, so.
No. I think you are right in some of your words : the only way to win a battle like this one is to have other equipment.
Or to not be there, in the middle of nowhere, in a plain, where the ennemy wanted you to be.
Roman could have won the battle.
Crassus, I am not sure.
Proximus (Gregory Fleury)
