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[etipac]

I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

Please accept and alaborate on other people views...
Thanks
Etienne



Answers...

1 Malta (Melita, 50miles approx. south from sicily)
2 29
3 Work for one of the biggest mobile phones company in the world.
4 Favorite Faction/ Rome
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)/ Siege of Alesia
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you/ Julius Ceasar
7 Fav. Unit in the game./ Gaesatae
8 Best history book./ The Complete Roman Army
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader./ Ceasar should have dismantled the senate once he was imperator. The senate was at that point nearly useless without a republic. As Tiberius mentioned this many times. Maybe Ceasar could have lived even longer.
10 Best military maxim./ ''The Rich did what they could, And the poor suffered what they must.''
11 Anything else you wanna add or say../ Hope a lot will reply.

Etienne

[anubis88]

those are a LOT of questions, but sure, why not...:

1 Slovenia
2 21
3 student
4 Carthage, Pontos, Seleucia
5 Cannae, Raphia
6 Hamilcar Barca, Mithridates VI Eupator
7 Galatian Brinhentin, Hellenic Katapraktoi, Heavy Libian spearmen etc...
8 The Ptolemaic Empire
9 Antiochos III not wanting to allow Hannibal to conduct his attack in italy ( i don't believe they would win, but it would be so much fun to read about it now days:yes:)
10 Fortis cadere, cedere non potest

[Fluvius Camillus]

I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

Please accept and alaborate on other people views...
Thanks
Etienne



Answers...

1 The Netherlands
2 17
3 Study...
4 Favorite Faction: Maybe Rome, or the hellenistic states... Dunno, they are all awesome in EB!
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later): Leuctra, if thats out of time span maybe Magnesia..
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you: Trajan I think or Alexander
7 Fav. Unit in the game: Again hard to choose, Pedites Extraordinarii or Thorikatai Admetous Basilikou (sp?)
8 Best history book: The Roman Army: Wars legions and campaigns.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader: That retarded emperor Jovian who gave away all the provinces east of Syria for peace with the Sassanids!:furious3: If that was out of time span then I would say the decision of Seleukos II Callinicus, he lost a lot of territory, especially to Arsakes I...
10 Best military maxim: Veni Vidi Vici.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say: Nope:beam:

~Fluvius

[satalexton]

1 A Type 3 over-populated Large City in South-eastern Sinae/Seres.
2 21
3 Slave. Sold from birth to capitalism.
4 MAKEDONIA
5 The Fifth Siege of Babaropolis of 186BC (till 400ac not later)
6 Me
7 Hetairoi
8 The life of Alexander the great.
9 Alexandros, for being born. No man in the western world would even be able to rival half of what he's achieved since.
10 "Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts"
11 Truth and hope in our Fatherland!
And death to every foe!
Our soldiers shall not pause to rest
We vow our loyalty

Old traditions they will abide
Arise young heroes!
Our past inspires noble deeds
All Hail Makedonia!

Immortal beacon shows the way
Step forth, seek glory!
Hoist your xiphos into the clouds
Hail Makedonia!

Our Basileus stands astride this world
He’ll vanquish every foe!
His truth and justice shine so bright
All hail his brilliant light!

Never will he be overthrown
Like mountains and the sea
His bloodline immortal and pure
All Hail Makedonia!

So let his wisdom guide our way
Go forth and seek glory
Hoist your xiphos into the clouds
Hail Makedonia!

[Jebivjetar]

[QUOTE=etipac;2228732]I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 Croatia
2 27
3 student/ 5 exams to go
4 Carthage
5 Battle of river Trebia, Cannae, Carrhae
6 Alexander
7 elephants, phalanxes of any kind, catas
8 Plutarch, Parallel lives
9 Carthaginian Senate: for not sending reinforcements to Hannibal in Italy
10 Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam - Latin for "I'll Either Find a Way or Make One", by Hannibal
11 :2thumbsup:

[mosedavid]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

Etienne


Originally from my mothers tumkin, now at Huddersfield, Blighty
33
Work: Area Manager, Study: Masters Degree: History :2thumbsup:
Roman - anything else is just uncivilised!
Don't have a preference
Adolf Hitler - err, complex individual
Numdian Cav.
Don't have one really, reading "The Battle of the Bulge: Britain's Untold Story" at the moment, very very interesting and if your British, quite upsetting - Britain gave so much but recieved no recognition, that going to the US.
"Who dares wins" - says it all really
nope, not really

[Hax]

1) The Netherlands
2) 16
3) Studying.
4) Epeiros or Arche Seleukeia
5) Magnesia
6) Pyrrhos or Mithridates VII Eupator
7) Thraikioi Rhomphaiaphoroi
8) I liked Mithridates the Great by Philip Matyszak
9) Pyrrhos' decision to abandon the campaign in Italy.
10) The best sword is the one that is left in its scabbard
11) No.

[Silence Hunter]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..


Answers...

1 Lithuania, but studying in UK atm
2 20
3 Studying, preparing for 6! coming exams
4 Carthage/Makedonia/Hayasdan
5 Cannae (a lot of Romans dead= :2thumbsup: )
6 Alexander/Hannibal both were extremely good
7 Thraikioi Rhomphaiaphoroi
8 The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146 BC
9 A few been mentioned before, but one of the biggest Successor military mistakes was to rely almost exclusively on phalanx forgetting the importance of the cavalry arm, which was the crucial component of Alexander's tactics.
10 To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
11 I love EB!!!

[Nachtmeister]

1 Hamburg, Germany
2 24
3 Studying @ "General Engineering Science", aiming for "mechatronics" specialization.
So far, I have not been very successful at studying because I have "issues" and because I play around too much.
4 recently: Koinon Hellenon, Arche Seleukeia, Sab'yn - frequently changes depending on the campaigns I play
5 Thebes - but I do not yet know many ancient battles, so this is likely to change. I have a fascination for ancient Egyptian (pre-hellenistic and pre-persian) military but can not cite any particular battles.
6 Hieron of Syrakousai (the "gastrophetes"-guy)
7 atm, Hetairoi - but this frequently changes depending on the campaigns I play
8 I do not really own any specialized history books (yet), but I like

"ALEXANDER DER GROSSE" (sp: "Große"; long vowel=>"ß", short vowel=>double consonant "ss" but it's probably due to capital letters not existing for "ß") by Nicholas Hammond,
1997, translated: 2001 Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, ISBN: 3 548 36747 X
a really compelling paperback book with some tactical sketches where appropriate.
Deals with the entire life of Alexander, and with Philipp's great achievements.
After reading it I am no longer sure if not Philipp was the greater one...

"Propyläen Weltgeschichte, 3: Die hellenistische Welt,
1962 Verlag Ullstein GmbH, ISBN: 3 549 05017 8,
part of a series encompassing ten books from pre-history to the early (see release year) space age.

9 Alexander - getting deluded into actually believing he were immortal, thus not bracing the Arche for the eventuality of his death

10 Eignung, Leistung und Befähigung
(Regretfully I find that it is hopelessly optimistic about human evaluation and rational but objective, as in "unselfish" judgement. That is, if you try to implement it globally. If ever successfully implemented this could solve some of humanity's problems.)

Antique favourites:
"Μολων Λαβε"
"De inimico non loquaris, sed cogites".

11 An addition to 10):
If you understand German, read
"Wer bin ich und wenn ja, wie viele?" by Richard David Precht,
2007 Goldmann Verlag, ISBN: 978 3 442 31143 9
An introduction to didactics, communication, ethics and general (sub-)conscience summing up neurology, psychology, philosophy - basically, a "self-related user-manual".
Answers (within the limits of current science) three fundamental questions:
What can I know
What should I do
What may I hope for
If you do not understand German - I don't know if a translation exists yet...

[Mulceber]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

1. New York State (as opposed to New York City)
2. 20
3. college student
4. Romani
5. Pharsallus
6. Caius Iulius Caesar
7. Cohors Reformata
8. Caesar: A Biography by Christian Meier
9. sending a politician to govern Germania who didn't know the rudiments of where you send your legions
10. "Hannibal knew how to gain a victory, but not how to use it."
11. I'm a classics major, so I LOVE THIS FORUM! -M

[Phalanx300]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..


1 - The Netherlands, Amersfoort (Now 750 years old)!
2 - 16
3 - Study
4 - Koinon Hellenon -> Sparta, Poleis and Hoplites
5 - The battle of Thermopylae!
6 - Leonidas, though I'm not really having a favorite, all Spartan kings are great :yes:.
7 - Spartiatai Hoplitai! Spartans forever! :2thumbsup:
8 - The Spartan Army, don't know much Historical books and have none but I looked at this preview of the Spartan Army and its definately my favorite :sweatdrop:.
9 - The biggest mistake of Sparta, which was not completely following the laws of Lycurgus anymore which made it great!
10 - Come home with your shield or upon it!
11 - I'm wondering, anyone having a job about History? Are there actually any jobs if your interested in History? Besides a teacher?

[Aurgelmir]

[QUOTE=etipac;2228732]I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..



1 Netherlands
2 29 since yesterday
3 Last 2 years i'm not allowed to work
4 Pontus,Casse(for the goidilic),Koinon
5 Battle of marathon(was the first battle we got teached when i was young)
6 Fidel Castro
7 massilian hoplites,worgoz,Agrianian Assault Infantry
8 Sturm auf die burg-Andrew Langley,Historische waffen und rüstungen-Liliane/fred Funcken
9 When Vercingetorix send his cavalry for help at alesia(should had stayed with his earlier tactic)
10 Fear Ensures Loyalty
11 All hail makedonia(i tryed to restrain myself...did not work:no:):laugh4:

[satalexton]

11 All hail makedonia(i tryed to restrain myself...did not work:no:):laugh4:

Here have a balloon =D :Balloon3:

and ALL HAIL MAKEDONIA!!! GLORY TO THE SONS OF HELLAS!!!

[Nachtmeister]

11 - I'm wondering, anyone having a job about History? Are there actually any jobs if your interested in History? Besides a teacher?

Check out this (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=115404) thread I started on the subject a month ago - it contains some very elaborate points of information about this.

[Zradha Pahlavan]

Originally Posted by etipac
1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

Answers...

1. Originally a nomad near Khiva, but moved to Susa
2. 16
3. Study, except in times of war when fighting is necessary
4. Pahlava (EDIT: Epeiros is fun too)
5. Kadesh, 1274 BC
6. Cyrus the Great
7. Parthian horse archers, late Parthian bodyguard, classical hoplites, Hellenic native phalanx
8. I don't know.
9. When the Persians fell for the trap at Salamis
10. "When the army marches abroad, the treasury will be empty at home."
11. I don't know what I'm doing or why I'm doing it.

[athanaric]

1 Mrog Arctagone; living in Kimbrolándám.
2 23
3 study History mostly
4 All factions are great; my favourites though are Swêboz, Baktria, KH, Hayasdan and Sab'yn. Recently I've discovered Makedonia too...
5 can't decide
6 dito.
7 Hetairoi Kataphraktoi, Chauci Warband, Thraikian units, Worgozez etc.
8 Best history book. - don't know enough yet
9 There are so many it's really depressing...
10 Most of the stuff qouted in EB, particularly "Oderint dum metuant" :laugh4: Also some Chinese and Japanese ones.
11 All hail M... no, seriously:

A Type 3 over-populated Large City in South-eastern Sinae/Seres.
Sounds like Hongkong...

[Apázlinemjó]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..



1. Székesfehérvár/Istolni Belgrad/Stuhlweißenburg/Alba Regia etc, Hungary

2. 20

3. Studying, History Bsc on Pécs, currently finishing the second semester (aiming for ancient history specialization)

4. I like most of the factions, but the favourites are Pontos, Sweboz, Rome and KH

5. Battle of Zama (Copying others' tactics and using against them...)

6. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (wasn't an excellent general, but a fast learner) and VI. Mithridates Eupator (greatest politician and organiser of his time)

7. Maybe the classical greek hoplites (it's just so classic and oldschool)

8. Xenophon: Anabasis (awesome book and "story")

9. Settlement of the Hungarian tribes in the Pannonian Basin

10. "Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." Mao Tse-Tung

11. Wish there were more factions in EB, stupid RTW engine

[Dutchhoplite]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..



(1). Rotterdam, The Netherlands
(2). 37
(3). I'm in the archival profession
(4). The Hellenistic factions
(5). Battle of Raphia
(6). Antiochus III the Great or Pyrrhus
(7). The Chaeonion Agema
(8). Too many ;)
(9). There a lot of idiots in history :)
(10). Always march to the sound of the guns
(11). No

[Phalanx300]

Check out this (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=115404) thread I started on the subject a month ago - it contains some very elaborate points of information about this.

Thanks for the link. Maybe I'll just try to join the army. :2thumbsup:

[Yarema]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

1. Kraków, Res Publica Polonia
2. 25
3. Both...
4. Rome, Baktria, Arvernii/Aedui
5. Siege of Tyre by Alexander, Magnesia, Ilipa, Aque Sextiae, Vercellae, Sulla's Chaeronea and Orchomenos, Lucullus' Tigranocerta, Alesia, Watling Road
6. Cyrus I, Alexander, Temistokles, Scipio Africanus, Marius, Sulla, Caesar, Vespasian, Trajan, Aurelianus, Flavius Aetius
7. All types of Roman legionaries, also Horse Archers
8. Viktor Suvorov trilogy "Ice breaker", "Day M", "The last Repulic", also Edward Gibbon "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Anne Applebaum "Gulag: A History", and finally "Anus Mundi" by Wieslaw Kielar (not exactly a history book - memoires of a Polish survivor of German Auschwitz extermination camp. He was one of the first prisoners, before the camp became a major place of holocaust and before first Jewish prisoners arrived, and he was in the camp until the end of the war)
9. Hannibal's decision to cross the Alps instead of confronting the roman Consular armies (half of his men died of cold and starvation, and in the end he had to confront the army of Sempronius anyway), also decision of Augustus to abandon Germania after the battle of Teutoburg forest (after the battle he was able to concentrate 8 legion along the Rhine, so he could retake the rebelled province with such an awesome force)
10. Si vis pacem, para bellum
11. Grass should be legal, Communists should be dead, Britney Spears should do sth for music and stop singing

[Tartaros]

1 So let say from where we come from - Quedlinburg / Germany
2 Age - 28
3 Work or Study - Work
4 Favorite Faction/ - Bactria
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later) - the defeat of Varus in Germania Magna
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you. - Megas Alexandros
7 Fav. Unit in the game. - Gaesatae / Galatikoi Tindanotae
8 Best history book. - "Die Germanen" H.F. Döbler (i really like it)
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader. - Caesar crossing the rubicon
10 Best military maxim. - vae victis (because it should prevent war...)
11 Anything else you wanna add or say.. - edit: i´m tired now...

[Vasiliyi]

I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..



1. USA Minnesota
2. 16
3. I work at a grocery store and studiying to become an EMT
4. Romani or Arche Seleukia
5. Cannhae
6. Hannibal
7. Tharakitoi Rhomphoria (sp?)
8. "Spartacus" (Not really a history book at all, but my favorite read when it comes to reading in General. I could read it every day)
9.Kart-Hadast not supporting Hannibal in his conquests in Italy
10. Troy fell, Rome fell, But Leningrad DID NOT FALL!
11. Nope.

[Evocati]

1. Dallas, TX, USA
2. 29
3. Work for a worldwide package delivery corporation.
4. Romanii, Sweboz
5. Salamis (I love naval warfare, what can I say)
6. Scipio Africanus, Marius, Hannibal, Alexander, Gaius Julius Caesar
7. Marius' mules, what else?
8. Too many I like to list all.
9. Pompey's lackluster performance in the civil war.
10. "Hit hard, hit first, hit often" -W.F. "Bull" Halsey, USN or "Never do what your enemy wishes you to do, it is for this reason alone that he desires it" - Napoleon
11. Ummm...this is my first post on here...great mod, by far my favorite!

[Owen Glyndwr]

I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

Please accept and elaborate on other people views...
Thanks
Etienne

1. California, the U.S.A
2. 17 (Turn 18 in July)
3. Student, prospectively attending University of California at Santa Cruz in the fall with a Major in History, and a minor in Linguistics
4. Casse
5. Cannae or Gaugamela
6. Outside of British Isles: Gustavus Adolphus, In British Isles: Llywelyn fawr
7. Botroas (No reason specifically, I just think they look cool!)
8. Currently: Europe: A History, by Norman Davies
9. Gustavus Adolphus's not taking advantage of an opportunity to take Vienna
10. "Speed is the essence of war." Sun Tzu

[Dutchhoplite]

I feel old :P

[Owen Glyndwr]

That's because you are :P

lol, don't trust anyone over 30!

jk.

[Cullhwch]

1. Kansas, USA
2. 23
3. Bachelor's in History, about to start work on a law degree later this month
4. Aedui
5. Gaugamela and Chalons (though out of the time frame)
6. Alcibiades, Flavius Aetius, and Gaiseric the Vandal
7. Gaesatae
8. AJP Taylor's History of WWI
9. The Sicilian Expedition
10. "A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords at dawn."

[/Bean\]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..


1: The once most important port in ze UK, now about to lose all her battleships :no:.

2: In the 18th year of my life.

3: My A Levels start in about a week :thumbsdown:.

4: Romani Makedonia BARTIX!

5: Who can beat Thermopylae? Honestly...One of the most exciting and heroic battles to read and wonder about. I suppose its my favourite because its much more legendary and making a point rather than one of the greatest battles ever fought.

6: I am going to say Alexander, not because I believe he was the greatest military tactician ever, or because of his major victories. But rather because he had such ambition and fire that he literally took a small country to war and defeated the world's major superpower. Argue all you like, but Alexander had one of the biggest ambitions ever, all things considered, and he basically achieved it, even if he did go a bit nutty in the end.

7: Pfft!...um...This is boring and unoriginal, I know, but by golly, aren't elephants fun?

8: I don't know, I have so many favourites. Osprey's Rome and her enemies is very good, and I also really enjoy looking through Master of the Battlefield by Major General Julian Thompson. That is really good for anyone who likes reading about major battles and commanders. Its like the BBC show Time Commanders (R.I.P) but in a book. Its brilliant.

9: Dying...you really are shooting yourself in the foot with that one.

10: Well, this one is more of a quote, but I do so love it :beam:.

Saladin boasted that "if (Jerusalem's) walls were iron, yet would I take it," to which Richard replied, "If these walls were butter, yet would I hold them!"

I also am a big fan of Alea iacta est. If Caesar really said that, then it just gives me a brilliant incite to his character.

11: I'm always surprised by how many older people play EB and use the forums. Naive of me of course, but I've always seen games as a younger person's past time. I know many of the EB team are much older and actual proffessionals, but I still expected more teens than any others. Interesting.

[vartan]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

1 Irvine, CA
2 18
3 Study (B.S. Chemical Engineering)
4 Hayasdan
5 Delium (424 BC) - prototype novelty tactics, precursor to Epaminondas
6 Napoléon Bonaparte
7 Nakhararakan Tiknapah
8 The Kingdom of Armenia - M. Chahin
9 Pyrrhus had Lilybaeum. He should not have left, rather attain peace with Carthage, reorganize, and continue.
10 Napoléon Bonaparte: "The transition from the defensive to the offensive is one of the most delicate operations in war."
11 Nothing to add, thanks. =)

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Nice idea! My name is Sam. I've been a history buff for many moons. Mostly 20-21st centuries though. I got RTW not for the period, but b/c I wanted to be able to use real tactics in battle. RTW and EB helped get me into ancient history though.

(1) I live in a igloo in Saint Cloud MN.

(2)16.8 yrs

(3) PSEO @ Saint Cloud Tech (next year) doing Network Admin.

(4) ummmmm, erggg (which one which one)... :juggle2: Aedui or Casse of the ones I've played. I like the variety from tribe to tribe.

(5) Marathon. Pheidippidus and all that, what?

(6) Ariovistus, who else? :laugh4: (fav, not best; he was stomped by G.J.Caesar) He was chieftain of the Suebi, according to Bello Gallico. In terms of a general I like for his battle record, I think he would be John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough.

(7) I'm quite partial to Cretan Archers myself.

(8) Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (still reading... :book:) Also A History of Rome by Taylor (?) Grant is a nice overall history of Rome from foundation to collapse. BUT MY FAVORITE EVER IS SUN TZU's ART OF WAR!!! WOW!

(9) Varus. For existing on the planet. He certainly didn't belong on the frontier, being a politician. Also Darius I for treating warfare as a way to avenge a personal insult from the Greeks. Cost him an aweful lot of men and prestige. Actually, nepotism (appointing relatives to important positions just because you're related) in general probably caused some of history's greatest mistakes.

(10) (A Greek messenger warns the Spartans of the Persians at Thermopylae, saying: "The Persians will blot out the sun with their arrows!) Dieneces: "If the Persians block the sun with their arrows, then we shall fight in the shade!"

(11) Boogers are green. :tomato2:

Also thanks to CA, the EB team, and all the moderators on the forum for all their work!

*EDIT*

Oh wait! As long as we're becoming acquainted, how many of you guys are/were addicted to the Civilization series? I've been on it since Civ III.

[/Bean\]

(10) (Leonidas' advisor warns him of the Persians at Thermopylae, saying: "The Persians will blot out the sun with their arrows!) Leonidas: "If the Persians block the sun with their arrows, then we shall fight in the shade!"


Just to point out, that wasn't Leonidas. It was Diomedes, a Spartan knight.

[Ariovistus Maximus]

BARTIX!




YEESSSSSSSSS!!! Ur sig is awesome btw :2thumbsup:

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

1 Tribus Sugambri, Germania Magna
2 27
3 student
4 Makedonia
5 Teutoburg Forest 9AD for its overall impact on history until this very day
6 Alexandros o Megas
7 Hellenikoi / Hetairoi Kataphraktoi
8 Alexander the Great by R. Lane Fox; Military Blunders by S. David; Die ersten Deutschen by S. Fischer Fabian
9 Perseus of Makedonia abandoning the battle of Pydna; Operation Barbarossa
10 Don't wish ill for your enemy; plan it.
11 Thank you EB-team for always preferring to do the right thing instead of the easiest.

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Just to point out, that wasn't Leonidas. It was Diomedes, a Spartan knight.


AHAAAA! I thought Leonidas didn't sound right! Thanks Beanerz!

See, this is why I joined the forum; helpful info and criticism to increase my understanding of ancient history.

Say, I have a question about the forums:

I'm doing a project about ancient warfare and weapons for an uncle of mine. He wants it for a class he's doing.

So first I wrote a (very) basic overview of ancient history from about 500 B.C. (Greco-Persian Wars) to the early Roman Empire period. I figured it was no good knowing about weapons if you don't understand who used them when.

Then I gave a brief description of Greek, Roman, Middle Easter, and Northern European weapons and armor. Kopis, xyston, gladius, akinakes, etc.

Lastly I am doing an overview of battlefield tactics employed by major ancient cultures.

Anyways, I said all that to ask: would it be within the scope of the EB forum to post my project? I thought it would be really cool to get some feedback from the guys on the forum, since none of my family (i'm homeschooling this year) knows much history.

It'd be nice to get critiqued on overall accuracy and structure, and details like good ole' Diomedes.

Anyways, thanks!

[Vasiliyi]

AHAAAA! I thought Leonidas didn't sound right! Thanks Beanerz!

See, this is why I joined the forum; helpful info and criticism to increase my understanding of ancient history.

Say, I have a question about the forums:

I'm doing a project about ancient warfare and weapons for an uncle of mine. He wants it for a class he's doing.

So first I wrote a (very) basic overview of ancient history from about 500 B.C. (Greco-Persian Wars) to the early Roman Empire period. I figured it was no good knowing about weapons if you don't understand who used them when.

Then I gave a brief description of Greek, Roman, Middle Easter, and Northern European weapons and armor. Kopis, xyston, gladius, akinakes, etc.

Lastly I am doing an overview of battlefield tactics employed by major ancient cultures.

Anyways, I said all that to ask: would it be within the scope of the EB forum to post my project? I thought it would be really cool to get some feedback from the guys on the forum, since none of my family (i'm homeschooling this year) knows much history.

It'd be nice to get critiqued on overall accuracy and structure, and details like good ole' Diomedes.

Anyways, thanks!

Go ahead, would be cool to read.. BTW where in minnesota do you live?

[Ariovistus Maximus]

I live in Saint Cloud. Are you a fellow inhabitant of the Frozen Wasteland?

You know, I think that some people actually believe we live in tiny shacks and watch polar bears out the bedroom window. But then, we think of Florida as a swamp filled with alligators... so I guess I'm guilty too.

*EDIT* oh sorry St. Cloud is in central MN, about an hour N. of the cities :D And I see from your earlier post you ARE a fellow MNer! Silly me I apparently missed ur post! :dizzy2:

[etipac]

@ Ariovistus Maximus : Yes please send the homework you have. These things are good in here. ;-)

Etienne

[Ariovistus Maximus]

@ Ariovistus Maximus : Yes please send the homework you have. These things are good in here. ;-)

Etienne


Awesome. Will do.

I expect I'll be done in a week or so. I'm done with the historical overview + the sections of Greek and Roman armor.

xiphos, kopis + machaira, xyston, sarrissa, linothorax, helmets (phrygian, corinthian, boeotian), hoplon, thureos, pelta, greaves (greek term?)

gladius, spatha, hasta, pilum, lorica hamata + segmentata, clipeus, scutum, galea/cassis

and I have yet to complete a smaller section on eastern (persian) and N. european weapons

falx, romphaia, soliferrum, Gallic broadsword (more accurate term?), a couple of Persian shields I can't remember atm (one is that wicker thing on vanilla eastern inf.), caetra, akinakes, etc.

It's a TON of fun, except I'm getting pretty tired of sitting @ the computer aaaalllll day long.

I actually used EB to provide some graphics too! I like the uniformity b/c most sketches u find online just don't fit. one is a painting, one a sketch, etc.

Anywayz, I dinna wanna hijack ur thread; sorry.
:pirate2: :hijacked: :pirate2:

[PraetorFigus]

It should be interesting to read what you have worked on so far Ariovistus Maximus.

:focus:, with a little fun.

1 I come from a mystical land of gangsters and and windy politicians :whip:

2 Age/ one score and four years old (in six months)

3 Work or Study/ I am a career student, looking for work:wall:

4 Favorite Faction/ I have a four way tie at the moment, Makedonia, Arche Seleukiea, KH and the barbarian SPQR.

5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)/ maybe Battle of Marathon

6 Fav. General/Leader according to you./ For the EB period, I'd say Scipio Africanvs, but there are others

7 Fav. Unit in the game./ the Pez despensers of spiky justice
I like these two skins, and the history of the unit is pretty cool too.
https://www.europabarbarorum.com/i/units/arche-seleukeia/seleukid_pezhetairoi.gifhttps://www.europabarbarorum.com/i/units/makedonia/mak_pezhetairoi.gif

8 Best history book./ The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas, not exactly historical, but close enough

9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader./ The Romans allowing private armies that were not loyal to the Republic.

10 Best military maxim./ If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone. Murphy's Law (http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-war.html)

11 Anything else you wanna add or say../ As I wait patiently for EBII, I'm going to give Empire a shot once it comes in the mail.

Also Interesting Quote, "Mortui Tantum Terminem Belli Viderunt" (Only the dead have seen the end of war)

[Atilius]

Just to point out, that wasn't Leonidas. It was Diomedes, a Spartan knight.No, his name was in fact Dieneces. Herodotus 7.226:


This then is how the Lacedaemonians and Thespians conducted themselves, but the Spartan Dieneces is said to have exhibited the greatest courage of all. They say that he made the following speech before they joined battle with the Medes: he had learned from a Trachinian that there were so many of the barbarians that when they shot their missiles, the sun was hidden by the multitude of their arrows. He was not at all disturbed by this and made light of the multitude of the Medes, saying that their Trachinian foreigner brought them good news. If the Medes hid the sun, they could fight them in the shade instead of in the sun. This saying and others like it, they claim, Dieneces the Lacedaemonian left behind as a memorial.

[Hax]

Polybios states:



"Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Diēnékēs. It is said that on the eve of battle, he was told by a native of Trachis that the Persian archers were so numerous that, their arrows would blot out the sun. Dienekes, however, undaunted by this prospect, remarked with a laugh, 'Good. Then we will fight in the shade'"

[/Bean\]

Ooh nice, I shall file that away in my mind. Thanks guys.

[DaciaJC]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..



1. Michigan, USA
2. 16
3. High School Student
4. Getai
5. First Battle of Tapae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Tapae)
6. Decebalus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decebalus)
7. Drapanai
8. I can recommend a host of excellent books dealing with World War II, but about the only books that I've read concerning EB's timeframe are from the Osprey series
9. Ha, for Romani to believe that the Daci would truly agree to a client statehood while they had yet the will to fight and resist
10. Not exactly a maxim, but it's still highly related to EB: "Trajan engaged the war with hardened soldiers, who despised the Parthians, our enemy, and who didn't care of their arrow blows, after the terrible wounds inflicted by the curved swords of the Dacians." (Fronto, Principia Historiae, II)
11. Eh... oh, how about a balloon to the first person that can explain why I have a Romani banner in my signature?

[Vasiliyi]

11. Eh... oh, how about a balloon to the first person that can explain why I have a Romani banner in my signature?

hmm, perhaps its because your really like watching your draponai ripping to shreds the endless hordes of Romans that attack you... idk, my best guess. (or those tharakitai rhomphoria)

[DaciaJC]

The real reason has more to do with real-life, but your offered explanation is true within EB.

I don't want to hijack this thread, though. :hijacked: -> :rtwno:

[Skullheadhq]

1 the Netherlands
2 14,5
3 Study
4 Arch Seleukeia/Romani
5 Teutoburgerwald
6 Marshal Zhukov
7 GAESATAE!!!
8 Histories, Herodotos
9 Invade USSR by Hitler
10 A dead roman always smells good
11 Mudkipz!

[Ariovistus Maximus]

1. Michigan, USA
2. 16
3. High School Student
4. Getai
5. First Battle of Tapae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Tapae)
6. Decebalus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decebalus)
7. Drapanai
8. I can recommend a host of excellent books dealing with World War II, but about the only books that I've read concerning EB's timeframe are from the Osprey series
9. Ha, for Romani to believe that the Daci would truly agree to a client statehood while they had yet the will to fight and resist
10. Not exactly a maxim, but it's still highly related to EB: "Trajan engaged the war with hardened soldiers, who despised the Parthians, our enemy, and who didn't care of their arrow blows, after the terrible wounds inflicted by the curved swords of the Dacians." (Fronto, Principia Historiae, II)
11. Eh... oh, how about a balloon to the first person that can explain why I have a Romani banner in my signature?

Based on your username, I'd guess that you or close relatives of yours lived/fought in Italy in WWII? Or that you were born in Italy near the location of a large battle like San Pietro (that is the battle I'm thinking of isn't it?)???


@ Atilus, Hax, and Beanerz: THANKS!

[DaciaJC]

Based on your username, I'd guess that you or close relatives of yours lived/fought in Italy in WWII? Or that you were born in Italy near the location of a large battle like San Pietro (that is the battle I'm thinking of isn't it?)???


@ Atilus, Hax, and Beanerz: THANKS!

Somewhat close. Don't bother with my name, though, that's just something that popped into my head years ago (although 1944 is a significant year for my ancestors). I think I spelled out in no subtle terms what my favorite EB faction is. That should be a clue. :idea2:

And an attempt to stay on topic: I recently recruited a friend to EB with the lure of many "fantasy units" (a complete and utter lie, to be sure, but it worked). When he saw EB for what it was, he was initially turned off, but after a few hours, he was truly addicted and said that he would never go back to, and I quote, "the fantastical crap that is RTW [and WoW]." So, thanks to the EB team for helping my friend come to an epiphany!

His initials are DD (unfortunately, he doesn't have time to visit the forums).

1. Michigan, USA
2. 16
3. High School Student
4. Koinon Hellenon
5. Battle of Thermopylae (he's still trying to wean himself off the "300" mentality)
6. King Leonidas
7. Spartiatai Hoplitai
8. If I asked, he'd probably say, "The Frank Miller comicbook"
9. Not sure
10. Knowing him, probably "Come back with your shield or upon it"

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Hmmm, then perhaps it is because Getai=Goths > who sacked Rome??? Or is it a reference to the Roman Province of Dacia and the Dacian Wars???

I AM GOING KRAZEEE!!! :idea2:

Well, have recruited my brother to RTW (trying to get him on EB) but he only has dialup.

1. Waseca, MN
2. 27
3. Auto glass company
4. Macedonia
5. Probably Issus, Gaugemela, or Hydaspes River
6. Megas Alexandros
7. Royal Phalanx Pikemen, or whatever that vanilla Macedonian phalangite is. Like I said, trying to get
him into EB. :sneaky:
8. Herodotus' Persian Wars
9. Probably something to do with Darius' invasion of Greece.
10. "The Spartans are free men, but they are slaves to the law, and they will not run from the enemy
because the law forbids it." (That's a paraphrase but you get the idea.)

[Svenn]

1 Home is County Durham UK, Work - Cambridgeshire UK (< where i am now)
2 18
3 Royal Air Force
4 Casse, Saba, Romani
5 Dont know enough about ancient warfare to have one, the few i do know about arnt anything special
6 Hadrian
7 Calawre, Kretan Archers, Red Sea Axemen
8 Centurion - about Rome and Parthia and their fight for the city of Palmrya
9 Crassus, and the Battle of Carrhea - the decision by Crassus to march his army through the desert instead of around it
10 An army of lambs led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a lamb
11 I wish i had more time to play EB, here - at work i only have this laptop, unable to run EB. Its only when i go home i get to play it, which is every 2nd weekend or bit of leave.

[DaciaJC]

Hmmm, then perhaps it is because Getai=Goths > who sacked Rome??? Or is it a reference to the Roman Province of Dacia and the Dacian Wars???



The next deduction will likely result in a balloon. Clue: now move out of EB's timeframe (past the Goths, even).

[Ariovistus Maximus]

The next deduction will likely result in a balloon. Clue: now move out of EB's timeframe (past the Goths, even).

Hmmm; past the Goths... past the Goths... lesse, after 400AD, 600AD, what major nation in the area comes next... Holy Roman Empire? But I don't know what a Roman banner in your sig would have to do with the HRE. Or should I be thinking more outside the box?

Well, as far as my thinking takes me, you are using the Roman banner with some connection to geography, not to Rome. So it has to do with Rome's influence in what was then Dacia.

Wait... do you/relatives hail from Romania? Cuz that was another frontline in '44. AHAAA! :idea2: ROMania??? I'm right aren't I????? Its about Romania isn't it!

[DaciaJC]

Bingo! :idea2:

Actually, you could say ROMAN-ia (e-yah), since that is how it's roughly pronounced. But, yes, I carry the Romani banner for the role they played in extending their language and bits of their culture to the Dacians and forming the base for what is today Romania, to put it very simplistically.

My parents immigrated to America after Ceauşescu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C5%9Fescu) was executed in 1989. In 1944, my great-grandfather, a true patriot and leader of a local resistance group, was killed in action in the Battle of Bucharest, and so I try to commemorate him with my "name".

And so, I present to you a well-earned balloon. :balloon2:

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Bingo! :idea2:

Actually, you could say ROMAN-ia (e-yah), since that is how it's roughly pronounced. But, yes, I carry the Romani banner for the role they played in extending their language and bits of their culture to the Dacians and forming the base for what is today Romania, to put it very simplistically.

My parents immigrated to America after Ceauşescu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C5%9Fescu) was executed in 1989. In 1944, my great-grandfather, a true patriot and leader of a local resistance group, was killed in action in the Battle of Bucharest, and so I try to commemorate him with my "name".

And so, I present to you a well-earned balloon. :balloon2:

YESSSSS!!! I knew about Dacia=Romania b/c of wikipedia. When you search dacia, it comes up with "history of Romania." I looked it up for my ancient weapons guide research. Check it out btw if u have time. :deal:

Note that I have edited my sig even now...

Salutes to your great-grandfather!!!

Oh, my bro wants to know if u r familiar w/ the Romanian Air Force??? We do models. ;)

Anyways, this thread hijacking cannot go on for too long... :hijacked:

[DaciaJC]

Indeed, I did skim your first article. You seem to have done quite a thorough job. I'll be able to read it through extensively on Tuesday (AP Chemistry test :skull:). I hope to help on such things as history of the Daci/Getai and their respective weapons. :2thumbsup:

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Indeed, I did skim your first article. You seem to have done quite a thorough job. I'll be able to read it through extensively on Tuesday (AP Chemistry test :skull:). I hope to help on such things as history of the Daci/Getai and their respective weapons. :2thumbsup:

Awesome! That's what I'm looking for. Input. As far as Dacian weapons, I only am familiar with the falx and sica. I assume that for shields they used... something along the lines of a caetra perhaps? round light shields, anyway; centergrip etc. I don't have much info on barbarian shields. But that part is yet to be written. :evilgrin:

Anyways we can discuss that on the respective thread!

Thanks Frontline44! And now :focus: for everybody else. :rolleyes: my bad; I just HAD to get one of those much-vaunted balloons!!! Thanks rest of earth and etipac for ur patience.

BTW out of over 1000 views on this thread there are only like 10 people posting their name etc.! Come on, ever'body!!! Its a cool thread!

[cormallen]

OK

1 So let say from where we come from
: The Isle of Thanatos in the realm of the Cantii

2 Age
: Iron

3 Work or Study
: Scribe and Librarian

4 Favorite Faction
: Arche Seleukia

5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
: The Trebia

6 Fav. General/Leader according to you
: Hannibal Barca

7 Fav. Unit in the game
: Argyraspides

8 Best history book
: "The Most Dangerous Enemy" by Stephen Bungay

9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader
: Gauls pissing it away in civil war then getting jumped on?

10 Best military maxim
"In peace sons bury their fathers, in war fathers bury their sons"

11 Anything else you wanna add or say
Thank you ever so much to all the EB crew for such a fabulous mod! Saving us from cartoon coloured ancients and hollywood egyptians!

best regards

alan

[Mithick666]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

1.- I am from Mexico (Oaxaca)

2.- 20 years 9 months and 2 days :beam:

3.-Student of Political Science and Economics

4.- Romany and KH

5.- The ambush of Lake Trasimeno

6.- Hanni-baal Barqa

7.-Hypaspistai
https://www.europabarbarorum.com/i/units/makedonia/mak_hypaspistai.gif

8.-History of the Peloponeso´s War

9.-Augustus to give the legions to Publio Quintilio Varo (Quintili Vare, legiones redde!)

10.- "Men may tire of eating, drinking and even make love, but never to make war."

[ziegenpeter]

1. Cologne, Germany
2. 22
3. I will start my master in philosophý this year.
4. see sig! and Hay
5. Varusschlacht/ Battle of Teutoburg Forest
6. Arminius. But even more Alexander
7. Parthian late cataphracts http://europabarbarorum.heimstatt.net/pics/Info/steppe_cavalry_grivpanvar_INFO.jpg and all the armoured HA
8. Schmidt. Geschichte der deutschen Sprache (History of the german language < its more linguistics but since its diachrone linguistics its some sort of history book)
9. Marbod for not alliing( is this even a word?) with Arminius. Hitler attacking Russia.
10. Make love not war. Naaaaa:laugh4: Moor your craft higher up than the enemy, and facing the sun.
Sun tzu, Chapter 9: The Army on the March
11. This thread is kinda pointless

[Drewski]

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..


1: A Galaxy far, far away
2: See those hills over there? Older than them..
3: Computing (work) - permanent student in my head
4: Which ever one Im playing at the moment
5: The 304BC siege of Rhodes..an exercise in creativity, stupidity and futility, and a free massive lump of bronze thrown in. ("someone should melt that down and make a statue...")
6: Have to be The Albanian Bisexual Midget (as QI put it)..aka Alexander of Macedon
7: Kretan Archers probably.
8: Times Atlas of Ancient History (its a must have)
9: In all of history? John II of Portugal and Henry VII of England. A certain Chris Colombus went to the court of John II, to ask for funding, he was turned down. Henry said I'll think about it..Chris didn't mess around and went to Spain who said yes...Oh how different The Americas might be.....
10: A good Defence is a good Offense
11: Started of in jest, got serious in the middle, knew it couldn't last

:beam:

[Ariovistus Maximus]

11. This thread is kinda pointless

Perhaps, but it's fun! ~:) Actually, it's a subliminal mind-control thread, created by all of us BoRg at the Guild. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. GIVE ME YOUR CREDIT CARD #...

:pirate2::pirate2::pirate2:

[Atraphoenix]

I don't know if this one is on already but since I am new I would like to know something about you people? Sorry if someone did this before...

1 So let say from where we come from
2 Age
3 Work or Study
4 Favorite Faction/
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you.
7 Fav. Unit in the game.
8 Best history book.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader.
10 Best military maxim.
11 Anything else you wanna add or say..

Please accept and alaborate on other people views...
Thanks
Etienne



Answers...

1 Georgia but live in İstanbul (New Rome)
2 28
3 Work as an English Translator/Teacher.
4 Favorite Faction/ Ashkhanian (Arsacid Kingdom - You call Pahlava)
5 Fav. Battle in history (till 400ac not later)/ Siege of Syracuse (According to roman resources the enemy used some magical weapons to burn Roman Navy, I think They used huge mirrors to burn the Sails of Roman Navy. But unfortunately they surrendered at the end)
6 Fav. General/Leader according to you/

-Alex
-Caesar
-Hannibal
-Surena

7 Fav. Unit in the game./ This guys are awesome (Grivpandar - Parthian Late Elite Cataphracts) :dizzy2:

http://europabarbarorum.heimstatt.net/pics/Info/steppe_cavalry_grivpanvar_INFO.jpg

8 Best history book./ Pliny's Work are good but many have bad translations, some are very good translations.
9 Biggest mistake of a faction or leader./ Hannibal should have marched to Rome after his great victories.
10 Best military maxim./ ''Offence is best defence". also " Fast est et ab hoste doceri''
11 Anything else you wanna add or say../ I feel old, too; after I read the messages. :skull:
I like modding :laugh4: I wish CA would release a R2TW that may have more than 50 factions!

12 (you should have added) best tactic : "Double envelopment" and "Hammer and Anvil"

P.S. maybe best tip for game play : "Unfortunately the AI does not know how to manage the fatigue of its troops."

[Maion Maroneios]

1. I was originally born in Holland (Zaanstad, to be precise), then moved to my father's hometown in Paros (that's a small island in the Aegean Sea, Greece). Recently moved to Heraklion, Crete, for my studies.
2. I'm 18, as per the 20 of December 1990.
3. I'm a student of the Physics Departments of the University of Crete.
4. Makedonia.
5. That's a difficult one. But I guess I'll go with Thermopylae, for the sheer epicness of what that fight would have been, and its impact upon the world for years to come.
6. Megas Alexandros, for obvious reasons. No man, in my humble oppinion, was able to surpass the man's geniosity.
7. Thorakitai Agematos Basilikou. They are absolute tanks, able to decimate virtually anything.
8. I couldn't say, really. I don't believe I have good enough knowledge of the subject.
9. If you're referring to reality, I guess that would be when Megas Alexandros let himself be killed in such a young age due to his lifestyle :beam:
10. Polemos panton men pater esti (War is the father of all), Heracletus.
11. Bean is a noob (sorry, couldn't resist)
In order to avoid any unwanted negative reactions, I feel like I have to say 11 was a joke, a sarcastic remark imitating something mini said in the Throne Room:smash:

Maion

[Andronikos]

1. Slovakia
2. 18
3. student - chemistry
4. Baktria, Aedui, Makedonia, but each faction is nicely done and fun to play
5. Gaugamela
6. Alexandros, far behind him Vercingetorix, Hannibal and others
7. Indohelenikoi Eugeneis Hoplitai, Carnutes, Pahlavan cataphracts, Pezhetairoi
8. The Greek wonder by Vojtech Zamarovsky, all his books are great, currently reading his Quest of the Mystery of the Empire of the Hittites
9. don't know, Hannibals waiting
10. An army of sheep led by a lion will defeat an army of lins led by a sheep.
11. A fool speaks because he has to say something, a wise man speaks because he has something to say, so now nothing.