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With these words Amianus Marcellinus refers to Flavius Claudius Julianus, one of the last defenders of the "Mos maiorum" and of the pagan religion against Christianity that branded him as an "apostate" "A man certainly worthy to be included among the heroic geniuses, admirable for his illustrious deeds and innate majesty." Removed from political and social life and traumatized by the extermination of his family, Julian dedicated himself entirely to his studies and to writing numerous literary works. Power and ambition were for him the evils that had led Rome to cultural and political collapse. According to Julian, Christianity had distorted the true essence of the Empire. The only solution was to return to the "Mos maiorum" and the ancient religion. The years went by and after several ups and downs, fate was finally in his favor. Emperor Constantius II, now alone in power and in political and military difficulties, decided to rely on his only surviving relative, his cousin Julian. He was appointed "Caesar" and sent to Gaul to restore order in the province. Julian accepted the post even though he had no military training: for others it would have represented a problem, but not for him. During his life he had studied works such as Caesar's "Commentaries", Plutarch's "Parallel Lives" and Polybius' "Histories" from which he had learned, at least theoretically, the art of war. He set to work and, with the help of his friend Sallust, began to train and educate himself in combat. Like Caesar and Trajan, he would fight alongside his soldiers on the battlefield, not just give his orders from afar. Legendary was his victory in the battle of "Argentoratae" or Strausburg in 357 against the Alamanni and in the following battles, which returned the Rhine frontier to stability. His exploits now echoed throughout the empire. His bravery and humility became proverbial. He disliked luxury and led a Spartan life, always ready to listen to others and correct their mistakes. His character soon won him the sympathy and respect of his soldiers. Meanwhile, Constantius, jealous of his cousin and needing troops to deploy against the Parthians, asked him to send him about half of his army. The news was badly received by the soldiers stationed in "Lutetia", now Paris, who did not want to leave their families in Gaul. There was an uprising and Julian decided to take a stand by promising his soldiers that they would not be sent to the East. These words provoked a wave of enthusiasm and jubilation. Julian, following the ancient barbarian traditions, was raised on a shield by the auxiliary Batavians, Heruli and other units such as the Petulants and, after girding his head with a diadem, was proclaimed emperor. His destiny was being fulfilled. Months later Constantius died and Julian was finally recognized as "Augustus" throughout the empire. With his newly acquired power, he began to work to limit the power of the Christians and revive the ancient Roman religion. He was a prudent and shrewd ruler and tried to fight corruption, but he had to undertake one last great enterprise, for he wished to continue the exploits of Alexander the Great. With favorable auspices, he decided to attack the Persians, enemies whom Rome had never quite succeeded in subduing. After a series of victories, the Romans reached the walls of Ctesiphon (capital of the Sasanian Empire) but had to retreat because new Persian forces were approaching. During a skirmish the Emperor, who came without armor, was hit by a spear in the side. The wound proved fatal. He was taken to his tent, but nothing could be done.

Julian similar to Trajan and Julius Caesar, would fight alongside his troops.

@AIEND I'm talking about cavalry here also. Referring to the lancer cavalry. ------- Maybe the Chinese spear infantry and pikemen can have better resistance towards the swordmen. It would be good to discuss what kind of technologies make the Chinese (Asian) spearman better.

No, I plan to use hard counters with that situation, sword combat changed radically in Europe at this time. In the game the spearman have a better price advantage. We could have Asian technologies turn the spearman into a unit that resists the swordmen.

Apart from the secondary attack, have you guys already reviewed how that fire mechanic will work? bb still active?

Claudius in Britania. Claudius entered Britain riding an Elephant(Indian).

Splash damage, cavalry has trample advantage.

I've been talking about fire damage to buildings for a while now. With torches and units carrying vases of tar.

Exactly elephants must do a lot of damage(splash) in combat. Even moving should do damage.

A reinterpretation of one of the Spanish people (a priest) It seems that there are academics who believe that the wheel did exist on this continent before Columbus.

It could be good by reducing the number and then adding with a technology like it was before.Let players invest in improving their city. Settlement Watch Add arrows to the village/city. This way no one will complain.

I think I had already recommended it somewhere but I don't remember where. https://www.deviantart.com/thesax66?fbclid=IwAR0HWDqBlJCxDUhjKSUoMPUtgTwo62tnM3Y5CBJ6ADd8xqr-TpS5bzscSd8 But it was just his Deviantart. His FB profile is interesting.

Goths The journey of Alaric. https://historiayromaantigua.blogspot.com/2022/03/roma-victa-est-vida-y-viajes-de-alarico.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR09yAqeFRRdDOLBCrO4XsbmKSQPKPTe7TRbhiobZaQXPl6r42c-mqHPGG4

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sar_Yazd_Fortress

You post the wrong link. http://replay-pallas.wildfiregames.ovh/ That's why I can't access.

How is it supposed to be used?

The WOW campaign needs a lot of programming and I'm also excited to do it. But it needs serious planning. I don't want a light version of Grand Strategy or something boring due to repetition.

In fact we should have three types of campaign. Look at this beginning and the story is very fast with few triggers. Get a so-called open campaign or challenge style, in this you can maybe play with different perspectives. Another mythology-empire earth style. Quite scripted.less dynamic. And Grand Campaign (Take history in your hands) or make your own history.

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These videos are priceless and I like these comparison videos between units, they help me understand how the mechanics work and how the units feel when fighting. I like them, specially in AoE 2 and AoE 4. It is worth noting the sound effects and the sound ambience (all atmosphere of sounds).