Quote Originally Posted by Lord Condormanius
Incorrect. Each maniple consisted of 2 centuries of 60 men each (120) except in the case of the triarii (2 x 30 = 60). I didn't say they could not have, I said they didn't.
Up for debate, Daniel Peterson favours an 80 man century for Principae and Hastati, to name only one.

Just because they overlap shields does not make them identical.
Yes, I recall hearing something about Thermopolae in graduate school. It's in Greece, right? Thermpolae, while a great military accomplishment, gets a little bit too much praise. While the Spartan and Theban military tactics were great, don't forget, they were fighting against a bunch of shirtless guys with wicker shields that all spoke different languages (must have been tough to command).
The "shirtless barbarian" angle as regards the Persians is rather outdated. Simply because they did not fight as close order heavy infantry did not make them incompetant.

Name the significant differences between the two formations. Saying one is better trained is a question of quality, nothing more.

Your faction? Really? I didn't "explicitly question the competence" of anybody. I simply stated that I saw some inconsistencies with what I have learned over the years. The sheer defensiveness that you are displaying is somewhat disturbing. I think you should relax and not take yourself so seriously. Nobody said I could call you Wiggy. I just guessed.
Check the Sig, Romani faction. I'm not defensive. You are offensive. "Things I need in EB" suggests EB cannot do without your imput, that we must listen to you and that you are absolutely right. None of which is true.

And you've all done a great job. I think I mentioned that in my first post.
Thankyou, but it rings hollow after all the criticism.