Reworking the mercenary and factional status...

**Brave Brave Sir Robin** · 07-19-2012, 15:26

Mithradates and his son Pharnaces both held last ditch hopes to raise armies of Sarmatians and Scythians in order to reconquer Pontos. Though their dreams of reconquest failed, they both managed to raise substantial armies from allied steppe tribes.

**Arjos** · 07-19-2012, 15:29

The best one was the alliance with the Bastarnae to march through the Balkans and attack Italy itself :P
But hey, pretty much every great ancient commander has such stories right before his death ^^

**vartan** · 07-19-2012, 18:52

Originally Posted by Arjos

The best one was the alliance with the Bastarnae to march through the Balkans and attack Italy itself :P
But hey, pretty much every great ancient commander has such stories right before his death ^^

I'm looking forward to reading Ancient Kamikaze: How Ancient Leaders Became Ancient Lunatics, by Arjos Suadurix (forthcoming).

**Arjos** · 07-19-2012, 19:21

I'm being serious here lol
Alexandros, Caesar, Mithridates, Trajan just on top of my head, I'm sure there are more, before their deaths, have rumors and plans for major invasions...