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    Battle of Issus - Darius' Army:

    Greek Mercanary Hoplites: 8000-10000
    Cardaces: 20000

    Thracians: 12000-15000
    General Levy: 50000

    Nobles: 3000
    Others (heavy & light): 8000-10000

    Possible EB equivelents:

    Greek Mercanary Hoplites: Misthophoroi Hoplitai
    Cardaces: Kardaka Arteshtar (might include Thanvare Parsig as back up to the heavier Kardaka infantry)

    Thracians: Thrakioi Peltastai
    General Levy: pretty much any eastern levy light infantry unit can fill this position

    Nobles: Khuveshavagan
    Others: Asiatikoi Hippeis, Asiatikoi Hippakontistai or almost any combo of heavy & light eastern cavalry, try to balance both groups

    Again, the Persian lists are more difficult to assign units to as some of the Persian national cavalry units did not survive past Alexander's reign to make it to EB. Also, the vagueness of "Others" and "General Levy" leave much to careful discernment rather than obvious choices.

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    Battle of Gaugamela - Alexander's Army:

    Phalanx: 12000
    Hypaspists: 3000
    Greek Allied Infantry: 7000
    Greek Mercanary Infantry: 8000-9000

    Thracians: 6000
    Illyrians: 1000
    Agrianians: 1000
    Cretans: 1000

    Companions: 2100
    Thessalians: 2100
    Greek Allied Cavalry: 750
    Prodromoi: 600
    Paeonia: 300
    Thracian Cavalry: 500
    Asian Mercanary Cavalry Archers: 300
    Greek Mercanary Cavalry: 400

    Possible EB equivelents:

    Phalanx: Pezhetairoi or Phalangitai Deuteroi
    Hypaspists: Hypaspitai
    Greek Allied Infantry: Hoplitai or Iphikratous Hoplitai
    Greek Mercanary Infantry: Misthophoroi Hoplitai/Iphikratous Hoplitai

    Thracians: Thrakioi Peltastai
    Illyrians: Illyrioi Thureophoroi
    Agrianians: Agrianikoi Pelekuphoroi
    Cretans: Toxotai Kretikoi

    Companions: Hetairoi
    Thessalians: Thessalikoi Hippeis
    Greek Allied Cavalry: Hippeis
    Prodromoi: Prodromoi
    Paeonians: Thrakioi Hippeis
    Thracians: Thrakioi Prodromoi
    Asian Mercanary Cavalry Archers: whatever mercanary horse archers are in the vicinity of Mesopotamia or Syria
    Greek Mercanary Cavalry: Misthophoroi Hippeis

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    Battle of Gaugamela - Darius' Army:

    Guard: 2000
    Greek Mercanary Hoplites: 2000

    Mardian Light Troops: 2000
    General Levy: 50000

    Persian Cavalry: 1000
    Guard Cavalry: 1000
    Indian Cavalry: 1000
    Carian Cavalry: 1000
    Susianan Cavalry: 1000
    Cadusian Cavalry: 1000
    Sacessinian Cavalry: 1000
    Median Cavalry: 2000
    Albanian Cavalry: 1000
    Hyracanian Cavalry: 1000
    Tapurian Cavalry: 1000
    Dahae Cavalry: 1000
    Arachosian Cavalry: 2000
    Massagetae Cavalry: 2000
    Bactrian Heavy Cavalry: 6000
    Bactrian Light Cavalry: 1000
    Cappadocian Cavalry: 2000
    Armenian Cavalry: 2000
    Syrian Cavalry: 1000
    Parthian Cavalry: 2000
    Mesopotamian Cavalry: 1000
    Scythian Cavalry: 4000
    Scythed Chariots: 200
    Elephants: 15

    Possible EB equivalents:

    Guard: this is hard because this is the Immortals who don't have a unit in EB, so the best choice could be a high chevroned unit of Thanvare Parsig
    Greek Mercanary Hoplites: Misthophoroi Hoplitai

    Mardian Light Troops: Shivatir-i Marda
    General Levy: any mix of levy Eastern troops (skirmishers, slingers, archers, spearmen and axemen)

    Persian and Guard Cavalry: Khuveshagan
    Indian Cavalry: Kamboja Asvaka Ksatriya
    Carian, Susianan, Sacessinian, Tapurian, Syrian and Mesopotamian Cavalry: Asiatikoi Hippeis and Asiatikoi Hippakontistai
    Median, Cadusian and Hyracanian Cavalry: Asabaran-i Madaen
    Albanian and Armenian Cavalry: Nizakahar Ayrudzi and Aspet Hetselazor
    Dahae Cavalry: Daha Baexdzhyntae
    Arachosian Cavalry: Asabaran-i Hauravitish
    Massagetae Cavalry: Daha Uazdaettae
    Bactrian Heavy Cavalry: Bactrioi Hippeis
    Bactrian Light Cavalry: Asabaran-i Hauravitish
    Cappadocian Cavalry: Katputaka Asabara
    Parthian Cavalry: Shivatir-i Pahlavanig
    Scythian Cavalry: Skuda Baexdxhyntae
    Scythed Chariots: Harmata Drepanephoroi
    Elephants: Elephantes Indikoi

    This is a very complicated list, both in identifying some of the peoples named and in deciding what units they receive. Also, no single faction can recruit all of these units, so EDU tinkering is necessary if you want to have this army. This could be avoided by ignoring those units whose size makes them irrelevant.

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    Battle of Chaeronea - Philip's Army:

    Hypaspists: 3000
    Phalanx: 24000
    Mercanary Infantry and light troops: 5000

    Heavy Cavalry: 1800
    Light Cavalry: 400

    Possible EB equivalents:

    Hypaspists: Hypaspistai
    Phalanx: Phalangitai Deuteroi
    Mercanary Infantry and light troops: Iphikratous Hoplitai, Thrakioi Peltastai, Spendonetai and Akontistai

    Heavy Cavalry: Hetairoi
    Light Cavalry: Prodromoi

    This battle is interesting because it shows the native Makedonian forces in the process of becoming standardized.

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