06-04-2014, 09:40 PM
Quote:There is every reason to believe that they simply represented one wing of the main phalanx, and fought as traditional Macedonian phalangites.
Yeah, that's certainly how I would read it too!
It\'s only by appreciating accurate accounts of real combat past and present that we can begin to approach the Greek hoplite\'s hard-won awareness of war\'s potential merits and ultimate limitations.
- Fred Eugene Ray (aka "Old Husker")
- Fred Eugene Ray (aka "Old Husker")
