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- Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:02 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: THE STRENGTH OF THE PERSIAN ARMY AT ISSOS
- Replies: 139
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Re: THE STRENGTH OF THE PERSIAN ARMY AT ISSOS
Hando, you said: 1)Since the only Persian troops that fought at Gaugamela were the cavalry which totaled 18,000 to 20,000, Forgive me for going off on an tangent here, but are you saying that Alex's army only fought the totality of said number at Gaugamela? Anyone, do you agree with him? To me it so...
- Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:50 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: How did Bagoas (Alexander's lover) die?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6926
Re: How did Bagoas (Alexander's lover) die?
Thanks, Agesilaos!!
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:23 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: How did Bagoas (Alexander's lover) die?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6926
How did Bagoas (Alexander's lover) die?
Does anyone know how Bagoas died? When I speak of Bagoas I naturally mean the eunuch lover of Alexander.
- Fri May 16, 2014 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
A very cool, illustrative re-enactment animated video of the clash between the two military systems... of course, it's the battle of Pydna, and there are several inaccuracies and embellishments, but even so, it gave me goosebumps... :D The animation clip commences about a minute into the vid'. ENJOY...
- Fri May 09, 2014 10:50 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
Interesting question for you agesilaos: do you think that Parmenio was in Scipio's class in terms of generalship? 15 times that force?! Really? I find that hard to believe, since during the Hannibalic war Rome's reserves of legionary manpower came under strain. -Livy writes that 20 or more legions w...
- Fri May 09, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
That sounds like a reasonable scenario. And of course, we are actually discussing two Alexanders; one, the fledgling prince in Philips sandals, and two, the Macedonian imperialistic/expansionist super king. It gets difficult speculating... His character would most certainly have been different had h...
- Fri May 09, 2014 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
Thank you A. I am encouraged by your words. It's just that I feel inferior to you guys, naturally. You've studied it for so much longer and know so much more. But I really feel that I've evolved since becoming a member here, and I feel that I've honed my skills as well in debating and presenting per...
- Fri May 09, 2014 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
Btw, I like your heading, `play Misty for me´. In fact, think I'm going to watch it tonight. :twisted: 1. Ha, ha.. knew you would almost certainly discount, if not disparage, ol' chap Creasy. :wink: You know, I had to throw something at you, I couldn't just lay about and do nothing, ha ha! Yeah, it ...
- Thu May 08, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
Well, Sir Edward Creasy wrote: 1. But it is clear that, under Alexander, the phalanx was not the cumbrous unwieldy body which it was at Cynoscephalae and Pydna. His men were veterans; and he could obtain from them an accuracy of movement and steadiness of evolution, such as probably the recruits of ...
- Thu May 08, 2014 6:56 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
- Replies: 166
- Views: 258773
Re: Antigonid : Play misty for me: Kynoskephalai
I will follow this thread with great interest. This is really a battle that the macedonians should have won. And could have. Incredible that lessons were not drawn from Pyrrhus engagements with the romans. We know that Philip V made his stakes in a heavier, much more compact phalanx thus resulting i...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:56 am
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Andriscus and Archelaus
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24998
Re: Andriscus and Archelaus
Yes, Paralus... That battle along with Pydna just galls my soul.... If Pyrrhus commanded the macedonian side in those battles, or Hannibal... we would probably have victories, or a draw at worst... But those were close-run battles... at Kynoskephalai the phalanx hadn't even formed up when the elepha...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:24 am
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Andriscus and Archelaus
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24998
Re: Andriscus and Archelaus
Cynoscephalae? I thought you guys straightened that out? Though, of course, if you feel any unclear points hovering over the horizon, it's always interesting to follow regardless. I guess, Xeno, it's time for you too lower your sarissa and go: "Enyalios, Enyalios!!" And Agesilaos, pull out...
- Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Andriscus and Archelaus
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24998
Re: Andriscus and Archelaus
Oh, you mean from the Macedonian army rotation post?
Well, I'll have to agree with Xenophon on that one - that battle was mor close-run than people think.
Well, I'll have to agree with Xenophon on that one - that battle was mor close-run than people think.
- Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Andriscus and Archelaus
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24998
Re: Andriscus and Archelaus
Thank you Agesilaos. Thank you for your time and effort. Appreciate it a lot. Very interesting to read about it. You're probably right, I don't think it was Macedonian style army either. Regarding it being a legion or not, well, it might've been, and on the other hand perhaps it wasn't... who knows....
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Diadochi
- Topic: Andriscus and Archelaus
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24998
Andriscus and Archelaus
1. Anyone knows what happened at the second battle of Pydna in 148 b.c; Andriscus vs. Rome? I know he lost, but I can't seem to find any details on the battle. 2. More importantly; anyone aware of the battle details concerning Andriscus victory against the romans where he raised thracian army, inva...