Lost Eagles

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

You could actually lose and recover eagles?

[Ibrahim]

You could actually lose and recover eagles?

IIRC, yes. at least before 1.0-I haven't lost one since...

[||Lz3||]

Does this still works in EB? Sounds QUITE interesting

[legatus]

Yes eagles were lost and re-captured and was seen as a great honour to re-take eagles from the enemies of Rome, to quote from 'The Deeds of The Divine Augustus, which was inscribed on his mausoleum:-


'I recoverered from Spain, Gaul, and Dalmatia the many military standards lost through other leaders'

'I compelled the Parthians to return to me the spoils and standards of three Roman armies'

'Furthermore i placed those standards in the sanctuary of the temple of Mars Ultor'



So the the lost Roman standards seem to been revered almost as religeous relics, that needed to be brought home.

I believe it was Marius around 107 BC who introduced the eagle to the legions, so the concept is in the time frame of EB.

[Roka]

i never realised this could be done, probably because i've never even been close to getting the marian reforms

anither reason why EB is the most awesome game i have ever played