Gretai Threat

[Chris1959]

I too have just fallen foul of the Getai in the most beautiful battle I've fought in EB. The Getai attacked and I smashed a couple of small forces then their main army hit my Consular army outside Segestica.
I drew my mixed legions up in a nice Darth formation and waited! It was like the scene in Gladiator I could hear them coming and suddenly there they were bursting from the forest and smashing into my line! It was a close battle and I thought I had got them when I flanked their left but the cunning devils had held a reserve of naked spearmen and smashed into my flanking manouvre and that was the beginning of the end. Best battle ever in EB a full toe to toe for 30mins.
Strangely their army was mostly Boii swordsmen and Celtic axemen.
For me personally I've always felt that the Getai and Lusotanian are the hardest foes for Roman forces to beat especially if your armies are somewhat historical, I don't like fighting them!
Also the toughest unit in the above battle were the classical hoplites from Taras as part of the allied legions.