Are ambakaro epones historically correct ?

**Barry Soteiro** · 09-24-2008, 20:22

I mean it's a bit stupid for a skirmishing cavalry to have a facemask.

**Foot** · 09-24-2008, 20:49

I'm sorry. Your argument against our archaelogical and textual evidence is that its stupid.

I've made up my mind now. You are a troll.

However, to give your overworked mind some rest I'll just mention the following - they aren't skirmisher cavalry, they are medium cavalry equipped with javelins (as many cavalry are wont to do in this age). Not all soldiers would have worn facemasks, but archaelogical evidence suggests that some did. As we cannot give different helments to soldiers in the same unit we went for the facemask option because its quite a beautiful object that hadn't appeared on any soldier thus far.

Foot

**cmacq** · 09-25-2008, 07:02

Dear fellow, not to draw too fine a point, however...

I believe the interiors were lined; overall used to protect the face against missiles and the cold?

CmacQ

**Mediolanicus** · 09-25-2008, 16:49

Originally Posted by Rastapopoulos

I mean it's a bit stupid for a skirmishing cavalry to have a facemask.

And I think it's a bit stupid to fight naked in the middle of winter...
So I'm sure that makes the Gaesatae completely unhistorical too.

**Lysimachos** · 09-25-2008, 18:09

Originally Posted by Mediolanicus

And I think it's a bit stupid to fight naked in the middle of winter...
So I'm sure that makes the Gaesatae completely unhistorical too.

I think it's a bit stupid to fight. Does that make wars unhistorical

**tls5669** · 09-25-2008, 18:25

Originally Posted by Mediolanicus

And I think it's a bit stupid to fight naked in the middle of winter...
So I'm sure that makes the Gaesatae completely unhistorical too.

Thats why most countries campaigned during the warmer months.

**Mediolanicus** · 09-25-2008, 20:26

Originally Posted by tls5669

Thats why most countries campaigned during the warmer months.

Yeah, I know.

I just like sarcasm and a nice hyperbole now and then.
I could have written the part about fighting and war being a bit stupid, but I was a bit too stupid to come up with that

**fatsweets** · 09-26-2008, 01:01

I haven't seen this unit yet, which factions can this unit be recruited by?

**ThePianist** · 09-26-2008, 01:54

Read this page: https://www.europabarbarorum.com/fac...nan_units.html
They are Elite Medium cavalry, and it's on the website. Should have read the description on there before asking about historical accuracy.

And download this
Recruitment Viewer: https://www.europabarbarorum.com/downloads_misc.html