Quote Originally Posted by Crandar View Post
Pontus and the Seleucids using scythed chariots wasn't fiction, but yes, Mummy returns Egyptians was really edjy staff.

About the greek polis, I think Seamus mistakenly thought that you were talking about the 9th or 8th century, because of your comment about the neo-Assyrian Empire. I agree that we can't mention any Greek polis before the 9th century BC, although some proto-urban elements began to appear even in 900s, in places like Crete or near ancient Mycenean centers.
Yes, true but they were very useful against eastern style ground troops which were more like a mob then a unit. Darius III brought them back after a hundred or so years of non-use against Alexander at Gaugemela and they were cut to pieces after doing little harm (RTW actually handles this well - chariots are useless vs phalanx formations. They were obsolete vs disciplined troops, ie, Greek/Roman/Macedonian.