For all you smart historians....

Hehe, I would have gotten 5/5 if I had known about the Spartans's weird facial hair fixation. :p

Why *did* the Spartans put so much emphasis on hair? (I do remember reading that when the Persians first encountered the Spartans at Thermopylae they were surprised to see them combing their hair.)

if i remember their beards grew out on campaigns and they combed their hair before battle because it was a special occation.

figured u meant the whole battle line for that phalanx question :oops:

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Originally Posted by STuNTz2023

figured u meant the whole battle line for that phalanx question :oops:

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It works whether it was the entire battle line or just one phalanx. The right flank's always the most deadly.

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Originally Posted by ||Lz3||

crap!!!!!!!... can I tell you something...I knew the flank thing...I just got cunfused... can you bealive I actually tought that soldiers carried their shields whit their right arm (veeery sad face...) :embarassed: :smash:

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When I imagine battles I make this mistake all the time since I am left-handed.

dont i have 3/5 then? anyway i think that the pyrrhus thing should be closer looked at, without the slash, stab or however he got murdered he would've been stunned but not killed, do it vica versa and the result is kinda different.

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Originally Posted by Korlon

It works whether it was the entire battle line or just one phalanx. The right flank's always the most deadly.

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i understand the lack of the shield covering half of them, but they were infact the elites of the army on that side as well. Oh well.

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Originally Posted by STuNTz2023

i understand the lack of the shield covering half of them, but they were infact the elites of the army on that side as well. Oh well.

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The reason the elites were there was because the right flank is dangerous. The fact that they are there doesn't matter at all.

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Originally Posted by Korlon

The reason the elites were there was because the right flank is dangerous. The fact that they are there doesn't matter at all.

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It matters, otherwise they'd be placed randomly accordingly to any General's wishes. The fact that they (Elite soldiers of the army) were there actually makes that flank less prone to breaking or underperforming under tough situations, when compared to the left flank. And don't forget that normally both flanks were guarded by other non-phalanx/cavalry brigades, thus making the "flanking through the side which has no shield" argument completely useless.

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Originally Posted by Jolt

It matters, otherwise they'd be placed randomly accordingly to any General's wishes. The fact that they (Elite soldiers of the army) were there actually makes that flank less prone to breaking or underperforming under tough situations, when compared to the left flank. And don't forget that normally both flanks were guarded by other non-phalanx/cavalry brigades, thus making the "flanking through the side which has no shield" argument completely useless.

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This also depends on what type of army they are facing, if its hoplite v hoplite the right flank (your best soldiers) are facing the opposing teams weaker soldiers being on the left flank of their phalanx line. While it works the same as your left flank, so in this battle, i believe the left flank is more dangerous.