Hmm it's well beyond the EB period but at Strasbourg (357 AD) the Roman infantry *might* have carried the spatha and still fight in a shieldwall. So fighting in close formation and still use a longer sword is not impossible.
Re: Hoplitai and 0.2 density
Hmm it's well beyond the EB period but at Strasbourg (357 AD) the Roman infantry *might* have carried the spatha and still fight in a shieldwall. So fighting in close formation and still use a longer sword is not impossible.
Last edited by Dutchhoplite; 03-04-2009 at 23:33.
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Campaigns completed: Vanilla Seleucid, EB 1.2. Carthaginian, RSII Pergamon
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