hello folks
I'm a dedicated RTW player i played the original game and then Total Realism mod and now best of all "Europa Barbarorum"
i do live in Morocco to be precise in top Northern Morocco beneath the great Rif mountains , and i belong to an Ethnic group called Amazighs in other words Numidians were my ancestors
and i was excited to see this much of new Faction added in EB butno Numidians
as i know Numidians were a separate Kingdom aside Carthage even though Numidian cavalry served among Hannibal mighty Armies but Numidians were also fighting for the Romans and their were multiple conflicts between them and Carthaginians and the king Jugartha fought the Romans until being Defeated by Lucius Cornelius Sulla .
and iv found this on a website related to RTW
i was stunned to know that king Juba 2 applied Roman tactics and fashion for his army that's just awesomeNumidia
The desert people of Numidia are worthy opponents for Carthage. In history, they played an important role in the Punic roles by providing their famous light cavalry to Carthaginians, and at times, also the Romans. Numidian light cavalry is present in the game, although spear- and sword- armed light cavalry is seriously lacking in combat power compared to heavy cavalry, which the Numidians don’t have.
A curious unit available to the Numidians is the “Numidian Legionnaires” which represents Numidian attempt to copy Roman-style warfare. There is some historical basis for the use of imitation legionnaires by the Numidians. The Numidian army under Juba is described by Suetonius to have contained ten “legions” distinguished from other light infantrymen troops. The use of legion here implies infantry of rather heavy equipment. Tacitus also describes a much later Numidian (Moorish) army of Tacfarinas containing “picked men who were armed in Roman fashion” (Annals, 2.50).![]()
so the point is that can u guys by any chance re-think about the Numidians role in that Period of history
and any suggestion or comments on this post are welcome
PS: sorry for my rusty English
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