I want to emphasize that this isn't a criticism or demand to the team, I'm just curious about the thinking that led to giving Epeiros the ability to recruit elephants but not Makedonia.
Now obviously Pyrrhos used elephants in his Italian campaign and in the conflict of 273-72, but the Antigonid Makedonians used them during this time period as well, both before and after 272. For example, Antigonos used them against the Gauls at Lysimachaeia in 277 (Just. 25.1-2) and against Pyrrhos himself in 273 (Plut. Pyrrh 26.3). Antigonos also used them in a battle near Megara, (Polyaen. 4.6.3) probably during the Chremonidian War or during some other post-272 conflict, as there's no evidence I'm aware of for any fighting in that area involving Antigonos before the 260's. It may well be true that Antigonos had no elephants in the spring of 272, but lots of factions can recruit units that aren't part of their starting armies.
Were elephants given to Epeiros and not Makedonia for game balance purposes or because elephants are more associated with Pyrrhos than the Antigonids, or is there another reason I'm missing? As you may be able to tell, I have an interest in this period, and I'd be genuinely interested if there's a source out there on the Epeirot or Antigonid armies that was the basis of this decision.
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