Re: Extended Greek Mod
Zarax is right. Gastraphetes were old technology by the start of the game period, although they were probably still around, and the Greeks in general would have known how to make them. I gave them to the Seleucids for three reasons. They are a type of composite bow, so they work best in the dry climate of the Seleucid Empire. The skills required to make good composite bows would be more common in the east where the Seleucids are. Finally, the Seleucids would have the most reason to retain them because of the horse archers employed by their opponents.
I think they were invented in Syracuse though, and of course, in the game period, Syracuse built amazing seige weapons (mostly due to the genius of Archimedes). At some point I would like to add some unique seige weapons to Syracuse. It's a pity there is no way to do this:
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