Some constructive suggestions on units and other ;)

As you might already know, weapons were not abandoned suddenly or appeared instantly. I do not challenge the fact that older equipment was used in the RTW period. It is simply not accurate using this as an excuse. I believe we need to apply the most characteristic armour of that period. Hence, the Corinthian helmet is out of date. In addition, the Pylos helmet (used by sparta during te 4th and 5th century) is out of date as well. Currently, I am troubled, although I believe a Thracian version for a helmet might be appropriate.
In terms of sparta, I think that whatever unit is allocated, it should take 4-5 turns to be made illustrating Sparta's struggle in population and available new citizens for recruiting. Sparta during the 2nd century BC was heavily dependent on mercenaries while its troops were more of a "Macedonian" in style phalanx that the traditional hoplite formation. :bow:

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Originally Posted by Byzantine_Prince

No, you are wrong. I actually have a picture of a sculpture of an epirote hellenisitic soldier with a corinthina helmet. Very few had it but still. It was definetly not fased out. I'm sure people will find more examples then that.

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But if you were a general then, I think you would want your men to have the newer helmet (I don't know the name) since the corinthian helmet didn't allow you to see much and you were basically def.

Did the Spartans fight exclusively as phalangites or were there swordsmen and light infantry as well, perhaps cavalry?

What are the plans for Greek cavalry units anyway?

If the Greeks adopted the Macedonian army style then they must have adopted the cavalry tradition in some degree as well.

Oh and I totally agree about the Spartan training time thing.

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Originally Posted by Urnamma

Fuck multi-culturalism. ( a sentiment that gets me in trouble in the academia, you can be sure) Graeco-Roman culture is and should be considered a great achievement.

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Originally Posted by hellenes

Well theres a roman saying "Divide and Rule" so the multiculturalism (which is really a non culturalism by blending all the cultures in a grey mass) serves the total globalisating purpose...Its very difficult to control a united nation which can rebel against you but if you insert ARTIFICIAL minorities and divide the population you can control the population with an ease...

Hellenes

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I know that this point has nothing to do with this thread, apart from being a response to these statements, but thank you both very very much for having the guts to say this. I entirely agree.

Couple of questions on Briton units

- will the Britons have cavalry as well as chariots?

- will Briton chariot riders fire bows (wrong) or use javelins?