Quote Originally Posted by Maion Maroneios View Post
Actually, it's far from a myth. Historically, after the Roman expansions, almost every nation (at least every nation that got in contact with the Roman military juggernaut) copied Roman tactics. There are numerous sources which indicate at least the existence of a body of 'soldiers armed in the Roman fashion' as they are called. The Seleucid reformed army had about 5,000 of them.

Maion
I think that the EB staff might like to see those sources, and also we players, who from "these units are the copies of the mighty legionaries of Rome!" passed to "the myth of the imitations of legionaries was born from this" and now don't know if to stay here or switch back.