Post Heroic - Big Famous Battles

**SwissBarbar** · 10-27-2008, 23:09

Here's the result of the battle from wich i postet a Screenshot in the October competition (this one:)

The Macedonian Army was a great wall of spears. There was an unit of Argyraspides (Elite Phalanx), and the rest was 30%/70% Pezhetairoi and Phalangitai Deuteroi. Some Peltasts covered the flanks and the rear of the phalanx.

The reinforcement were composed of some levy hoplites.

This was the decisive battle for hegemony over sparta. The macedonians did attack on a very broad front. Their approaching was quite epic, i almost could feel the ground shake. But their light infantery who covered the flanks was rapidly taken down by the roman long range units and heavy infantery. The heavy infantery in the center bound the macedonian phalangitai in combat, who were without protection from the flanks and rear without their light infantery.

The result was a desater and the greatest massacre in history so far.

**Carthaginian General** · 10-27-2008, 23:16

I would post this stuff, but noooo.... I have to wait until that damn reform occurs before I get my Iberian Assault Infantry :(

But when I do, those Seleucids in Asia Minor trying to re-conquer my foothold in Pergamum will regret not accepting my protectorate... and I'll post a screen.

**Tartaros** · 10-28-2008, 00:30

an older one, 1.0 vh/md

this battle was really hard. more than one hour of fighting with a lot of seleucid elites.
after the battle i was able to conquer alexandreia like napoleon under the pyramids...

**Wausser** · 10-28-2008, 23:02

This is my first battle in EB and my first post here

My Roman army against an army of Eleutheroi defending Segesta

The Rebels attacked me after being beseiged for 1 turn. He deployed his infantry at the south gate while releasing his 2 missile cavalry and genereal out of the western gate. I advanced 3 groups of Hastati into his infantry while covered by slinger fire. After that I sent a group of Triarii at their left flank.
Meanwhile his cavalry arrived and my Equites and General dealed with the missile cavalry very quickly, the general however gave me more problems, and I had to redeploy the Triarii to fight the general.
One group of missile cavalry stopped routing and quickly charged my slingers which caused them to rout. But I punished his missile cavalry by anihilating them with my general.
Now it was time to break the spirit of the Rebels and I flanked the infantry with my cavalry. This was enough for a group of enemy spearman to rout and as I persued them I conquerd the gates. Fianlly the whole army in front of the city gates was destroyed and I only had to slaughter the remains of his army at the town square.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 10-29-2008, 03:12

Wow, my hat off to you. I understand the town of Segesta contains two units of Gaesatae, which makes your win even more impressive. What units did you have in the beginning of the battle?