The Phalanx and Moral

[Apázlinemjó]

i think all kind of army would be scary, especially for us from today who are not used to it. i mean how many fought at raphia? 70000? just think about thesse sheer masses! a cavalry charge is in EB already impressive, with maybe 400 men charging but think about the charge in real! the thunder, i think you dont just see it but you feel it, you that there are coming hundreds of horses to you... WHO WOULDNT BE SCARED???

And Cannae? Around 120-130 thousand men... it's hard to imagine.

[antisocialmunky]

I have to say that 7000 Seleukid Cataphracts at Magnesia getting run over by their scythed chariots would have been hilarious. I bet the veterans there got a good chuckle out of that and then some.