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You're talking to the right man, I know a little about everything. even if I am not a professional historian. Quoting "" Roman soldiers could swim with their armor on and were taught to swim as part of their military training regimen. The legionaries were trained to be the jack of all trades of the Roman military: they were expected to be able to fulfill a great number of different roles both on and off the battlefield, and so, part of that capability was being able to wade across rivers and other bodies of water to quickly reach a battle, siege, or other locale that required immediate military or engineering expertise. To support this, there are a number of primary sources that we can draw upon, the ones that I am well-read in date from the later periods of the Roman Empire, but I am sure that there are sources that exist from the earlier eras as well. The first, and perhaps best direct evidence comes to us from a little ditty, dating from the from the time of Hadrian (AD 117-138) written on a soldier's grave, which describes the exploits of a member of the Germani Corporis Custodes, an elite bodyguard of the Emperor. It reads as such: I am the man, once well known to the riverbanks in Pannonia brave and foremost amongst a thousand Batavi, who, with Hadrian as judge, could swim the wide waters of the deep Danube in full battle kit. From my bow I shot an arrow which, while it hung in the air and fell back, I hit and broke with another. Whom no Roman or foreigner ever outdid, no soldier with the spear, no Parthian with the bow, here I lie, on this ever-mindful stone, have I bequeathed my deeds to memory. Let anyone see if after me he can match my deeds. I set my own standard, being the first to bring of such feats. Additionally, the 5th Century Roman military manual De Re Militari by Flavius Vegetius Renatus, elaborates a bit on the act of swimming in the legions. In the early parts of the manual, he has a small section titled: Learning to Swim Every young soldier, without exception, should in the summer months be taught to swim; for it is sometimes impossible to pass rivers on bridges, but the flying and pursuing army both are often obliged to swim over them. A sudden melting of snow or fall of rain often makes them overflow their banks, and in such a situation, the danger is as great from ignorance in swimming as from the enemy. Later on, Vegetius explains a bit about drilling, including this important section, which mentions how the men were continually practiced in swimming in the sea or in rivers. But even in winter, if it did not rain or snow, they were obliged to perform their drills in the field, lest an intermission of discipline should affect both the courage and constitution of the soldier. In short, both legionary and auxiliary troops should continually be drilled in cutting wood, carrying burdens, passing ditches, swimming in the sea or in rivers, marching in the full step and even running with their arms and baggage, so that, inured to labor in peace, they may find no difficulty in war. Overall, it can be surmised that troops were indeed taught to swim and fully expected to be able to swim in battle kit if the situation necessitated it, however, if there were no pressing matters, it is likely that the soldiers were bidden to take off their armor and wade across, so as to prevent rust and decay. I know that this is attested to in the later Byzantine military manuals, but someone with more expertise in the early Roman works might be able to elaborate further on this.
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we need support and help in the 3d sector. it will be difficult to keep growing without help from someone experienced in gaming 3d art. I want to continue designing but just, my doubts with the sizes of the pngs and the props that a model should have.
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It would be interesting to be able to train troops from the allied player.
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what happened here?
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It is.
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interesting bug-mechanics.
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I have thought about it. the problem will be the old schoolers. If we say that we will have season like Fortnite...Many boomers are going to have a heart attack, our projects are supposed to be underground.
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Current climate change
Lion.Kanzen replied to Genava55's topic in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion
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The only lack of communication, we should launch more messages on social networks and talk about mods. Clarify that we do not intend to abandon the project and that we have long-term goals, the game has been playable for years. Unlike other projects we use our own homemade engine. That takes us time than other indies.
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Almost always we appear in tops With the indies of the moment, if we do not appear in a top sometimes it is because they are all AAA, or because they have a departure date. Just search for RTS 2020-21 or games like AoE.
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Current climate change
Lion.Kanzen replied to Genava55's topic in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion
invest in Nuclear energy like China. Second, why their leaders spend expensive trips on gasoline cars and private jets? As I understand the Biden delegation I have more than 30 vehicles. Third, stop donating to NGOs that have turned the climate into capitalist corporativist eco-fascism, for example Green Peace. -
scenario New Scenario Map: The Limes
Lion.Kanzen replied to nifa's topic in Scenario Design/Map making
Enemy at the borders.... I like that... -
All Civilizations are my favorite.
Lion.Kanzen replied to wowgetoffyourcellphone's topic in Gameplay Discussion
Egypt cult to Isis and Persians with Babylonian cult , Iranian Mitraism (mystical oriental cults). Perhaps the Seleucids have many strong cults in their empire, including the Cybele cult. The Baal Cult [Carthage] was syncretized on several sides, but it was because Hellenization. Same with Asherah/Astaroth. -
Just curious discussion: The dress of the Thespians
Lion.Kanzen replied to Phalanx's topic in General Discussion
@Thorfinn the Shallow Minded -
We have not gotten anything out of it, no bonuses. We do not incentivize combat mechanics. Without bonuses it makes no sense to have formations.
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It is what people form in their heads, they think that a great change will occur when they stop having that title. A lot of people stuck with that A23 concept. That cycle did us a lot of damage, but we are getting back on track. You have to take the 0 A.D project as a project that will always be ongoing thanks to the fans.
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Que buen material.
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Even at this time Catholic Romanism has not been consolidated. It is until the time of the Merovingians. The cultural underdevelopment after the fall of the Roman Empire is abysmal, It will recover in elite sectors, the monks will save the Greek and Latin tradition from the barbarians. There will be no knowledge for the people until the Protestant Reformation, schooling will fall (literacy) it will not be available until the people's universities in Protestant countries. For most of the Middle Ages, knowing how to read will be a matter exclusively for the nobility. Feudalism brought a culture of ignorance, serfs are relegated to being peasants, the Middle Ages are totalitarian states, in Europe. Contrast to the ancient age not because of religion, but because of the clergy, science and knowledge become a monopoly. In Judaism it is clear that studying Torah you need to read despite having rabbis.
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it was on display for a long time. The normies of the gamer world will not understand our updates. Usually our changes are gigantic and nobody knows about it. Many youtubers expect us to announce a beta, not a new Alpha. They rule out making gameplay thinking that they are minimal changes.
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A23
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Current climate change
Lion.Kanzen replied to Genava55's topic in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion
https://www.firstpost.com/world/canadian-woman-becomes-worlds-first-patient-to-be-diagnosed-with-climate-change-10122911.html -
Other strategy games not RTS.
Lion.Kanzen replied to Lion.Kanzen's topic in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion
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Romans military image references
Lion.Kanzen replied to Lion.Kanzen's topic in Tutorials, references and art help
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