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December 5th, 2008, 03:17 PM
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#1 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2008 From: Philippines Posts: 16 | Roman Army vs Greek Army
what I'm talking about is an entire roman army with cavalry, legion, and archers vs the Greeks during the time of Alexander the great with his cavalry on both wings with the phalanx on the center and archers for skirmishers... now don't think an entire roman army could beat the army of Alexander, Alexander defeated Darius III in a fair way at Battle of Gaugamela where he used his companion cavalry to completely destroy the much superior cavalry of the Persians. As for the situation for Rome, during the Republic the legion was the best and during the empire where cavalry was widely used their army went into decline. what if you were to put legion and cavalry as well as archers against greek army what would happen? Now choose, Roman Army vs Greek Army???
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December 5th, 2008, 03:33 PM
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#2 | | Lecturer
Joined: Sep 2008 From: in a place Posts: 275 |  Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
I don't really understand this posts significance, could you please interpret this for me?
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December 5th, 2008, 03:39 PM
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#3 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2008 From: Philippines Posts: 16 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
what i mean is an entire roman army with cavalry and infantry vs entire Greek army like that one of Alexander the great with cavalry and infantry
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December 5th, 2008, 03:46 PM
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#4 | | Lecturer
Joined: Sep 2008 From: in a place Posts: 275 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
well what great Roman general is Alexander facing? Julius, Augustus?
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December 5th, 2008, 04:01 PM
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#5 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2008 From: Philippines Posts: 16 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
any of them
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December 5th, 2008, 04:12 PM
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#6 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2008 From: Philippines Posts: 16 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
dont get me wrong Alexander is the greatest military general of all time
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December 5th, 2008, 04:13 PM
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#7 | | Lecturer
Joined: Sep 2008 From: in a place Posts: 275 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
Quote:
Originally Posted by reuben  dont get me wrong Alexander is the greatest military general of all time | in his time
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December 5th, 2008, 04:31 PM
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#8 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Jul 2006 From: UK Posts: 6,114 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
Someone like Julius Caesar or Scipio would totally destroy Alexander. As shown during the Punic Wars a superior general doesn't guarantee victory: the army's equipment, training and resources are equally important.
See also: http://www.historum.com/showthread.php?t=104&page=11 | | | |
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December 5th, 2008, 04:33 PM
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#9 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2008 From: Philippines Posts: 16 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
nope many people even generals consider him the greatest military general of all time... do you think a roman cavalry could defeat alexander's companion cavalry??? now i know what your thinking the phalanx. the phalanx might be weak against a legion but the cavalry give it the strength of their army
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December 5th, 2008, 04:35 PM
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#10 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2008 From: Philippines Posts: 16 | Re: Roman Army vs Greek Army
ii'm not talking about superior general i'm talking about tactics.. alexander completely destroyed the persian cavalry in the battle of gaugamela which the persians outnumbered the greek cavalry 5:1
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