Shucks. I see that you have indeed thought it through, which is all that I can ask- hope you're not mad or anything- it's just that I was dissapointed in the lack of attention to historical detail that runs through RTW vanilla and in my excitment at the seriousness of EB I thought, "Dammit, not another Greek Cities faction that means nothing!!"- But your points are well taken. Though I have to point out that Spartan-Athenian cooperation didn't last for long, and even Aratus called on the Maks to intercede against Sparta towards the end of his life. That'sthe problem with the Greeks- they couldn't stop fighting each other long enough to beat the Maks or the Romans.

Personal preferences do play a part as Polybius was always a hero of mine and through him I came to know of Aratus and the whole Achaean League, and the realization that Rome's rise to prominence from the Carthaginian Wars through the Macedonian Wars was anything but inevitable. I often wonder what our world would be like had Phyrrus not died in that alleyway or if a strong Panhellenic Greek Movement developed the concept of nationhood that the Romans had. For one thing I would never had studied all that Latin! I have played many campaigns in RTW and RTR (a very good mod) and my favourite faction is always the Greeks. The Romans are boring. Achaeans Rock!



Regarding St. John's College- haven't been there for many moons but I can strongly reccommend the program. Education is about more than acquiring skills- when you read Homer or indeed Aristotle in Greek (hard work) your are joining in a conversation in which Alexander once took part.