Hi.

I've been making some research about the Seleucid armies and came to this French site: http://www.stratisc.org/partenaires/...82_BARRAL.html. In there, and noticed that the Seleucids used 3 levels of phalangites:
1. Chalkaspides (Bronze Shields)
2. Argyraspides (Silver Shields)
3. Chrysaspides (Golden Shields)

In EB, the first 2 levels are represented (although the Chalkaspides are only used by Pontus and in the Successor States and Makedonia they are replaced by the Pezhetairoi). However, the Chrysaspides are not represented at all. Also, it seems that the Seleucids adopted the name Chalkaspides instead of Pezhetairoi.

Was this an intentional choice of the EB designers or their sources did not give enough importance to these phalangites? According to the French site above, the Chrysaspides were very numerous.

Thanks for your comments.