Originally Posted by Seleukos
What is your point with this? Should Macedonia be denied access to Cretan Archers (mercs)? I'm not certain they were used much by Macedonia as it had access to local archers and slingers, but the option was there, and any king could have taken the choice to hire them.
Unfortunately you presume that the Hypaspits survived as a unit. They did not. The unit was disbanded in India and was from then on gone. Argyraspides and royal guards (for the lack of a better name) took their place. These troops were indeed heavier as now the battles were more and more becoming a pike-shovefest on plains.Originally Posted by Seleukos
And then we are down to a name really. As names goes many units are downright silly, but their function and equipment are good. This is one of those cases.Originally Posted by Seleukos
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