Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger
you portrayed the quincunx formation... it was still used in marian times I think. It's just one tactic the romans used, they didnt used it all the time, and not every general used it. Though indeed it was used less after the marian reforms because marius changed from manipels to cohorts and cohorts were less suited for this formation.
So the manipular formation was considered obselete by Marian's time? I've used it with great success well after the Marian reforms. Should I try something new?