11-04-2007, 01:19 PM
If I may intrude into your arguement, I think the discrepancy between you two is in what the ancients are labelling when they give rank numbers. Paul believes these numbers reflect the "natural" opened order. I and I think you believe these represent the functional, final deployment.
I think our disagrrements lately have all been on this topic. This is because my research has led me to the conclusion that formation C is not compatable with Othismos, though most of the authors you have read portray it in just this manner. If you believe that they fought by pushing then D is the only option, it will always defeat C. If you don't believe in the pushing phase of battle, then any of them is fine.
I think our disagrrements lately have all been on this topic. This is because my research has led me to the conclusion that formation C is not compatable with Othismos, though most of the authors you have read portray it in just this manner. If you believe that they fought by pushing then D is the only option, it will always defeat C. If you don't believe in the pushing phase of battle, then any of them is fine.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
