Quote Originally Posted by Methuselah View Post
Yeah, these guys actually do it. We're not joking here, as this is the secret to their success. Too bad it isn't as good in today's society as back then...

Anyways, keep in mind that only the Gaesatae are elite, crazy dudes on drugs. The other naked guys, the wanna-be fanatics, are not on drugs, and are merely younger men trying to prove themselves in insane ways. Despite that, they still frighten other units well enough.
No, I understand this is the common conception, but I thought we had established that there was no reason to believe that.

Quote Originally Posted by Frostwulf View Post
Is this EB information or is there a source where I can verify this? If "these guys pulled javelins out their bodies" is from what happened in Greece, there is no mention of the gaesatae, just other tribes. As far as the gaesate represented in EB being the elite, where can I read on this?
You can't.