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My inspiration for champion cavalry. Another AoE icons. From what you can see, AoE icons are very simple they have to look good when they are small instead of looking good when they are big.

Heavy cavalry (Champion cavalry).

Another different description, probably a later period. This to describe the role more than the appearance Some soldiers were trained for the singular purpose of fighting in a battle line, or firing a bow, or riding a horse. These men could become elite and irreplaceable in this position, yet antesignani were different. They were elite Roman Legionaries who were also proficient in fighting out of formation, skirmishing and harrying the enemy in an unconventional way – specialists in unconventional battlefield roles. Armoured as other Legionaries, and armed with spears, javelins and a gladius, antesignani were able to screen the advancing columns of infantry and perform counter-skirmish manoeuvres.

The term antesegnanus https://www.tesaurohistoriaymitologia.com/es/10134-antesignani Ante is a word that is understood in Spanish as antes or delante. Delante is translated as forward. And signanus comes from sing from signus or signum. Special chosen Roman soldiers, who fought in front of banners (signus, signum).

Ok, the Antesignanus is a commando kind unit, that is to say it fulfills roles of defending the flanks of the legion, it is a light shock and projectile troop, I don't know if you want it to have double role in the future. Speaking on truth, is that the mentions I've seen in the other games where it appears as part of some modification are not very accurate visually. Rise of Nations mod. Is supposed have a simple bronze breastplate instead of lorica hamata. We don't know if there is linothorax or leather armor under the breastplate. Europa Barbarorum Maybe like an Hastati It appears to be similar to the Hastati in armor.

Looks like a petra bot bug, it's not supposed to be able to deal with naval maps yet.

What kind of moderation? Forum , Lobby..?

Constantine's Colossus This was the news article in FB. 31 January 2024 logoImperium Romanum SearchMenu Home » Roman discoveries » Reconstruction of colossus of Constantine the Great RECONSTRUCTION OF COLOSSUS OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT This post is also available in: Polish (polski) Fragments of the original Colossus of Constantine Fragments of the original Colossus of Constantine 12 February 2023 In Milan, you can admire the full-size, reconstructed colossus of Constantine the Great until the 27th of February. One of the elements of the Recycling Beauty exhibition, it is the result of a collaboration between Musei Capitolini, Fondazione Prada, and Factum Foundation, with scientific supervision directed by Claudio Parisi Presicce, the Capitoline Superintendent of Cultural Heritage. The 12-meter colossus is considered one of the most important sculptures of ancient Rome. The exposed parts of the body were carved in marble, while the other parts were made of bricks and a wooden framework covered with bronze. This huge statue was erected after Constantine’s victory over Maxentius in 312 and survived until the late Middle Ages. Today, only fragments of this monumental work remain intact. The sculpture is on display at the Fondazione Prada in Milan. You can also see the foot and right hand from the original colossus, which is displayed for the duration of the exhibition. Photos of the colossus and a video showing fragments of the replica’s construction process can be found on the website fondazioneprada.org.

Nero's Colossus.

Perhaps this is where the ideas of monuments and wonders of the world can be drawn from.

The solar corona (crown) is missing.

Several big statues. They are rebuilding one of Constantine in Italy.

How I would like to see a Colossus of Rhodes or the one Nero had. Sorry off topic.

More Antesignanus info. ANTESIGNANI This post is also available in: Polish (polski) The Antesignani were excellent soldiers facing heavy infantry. There is a lot of controversy related to this unit. Vegetius defines this formation as “light infantry”, not reflecting its importance as a combat unit (Vegetius, De re militari, p. 34.). In the “Civil War” of Caesar we meet the most sensible description of a unit that they were selected light infantrymen of assault troops. Marian Plezia, on the other hand, in his book “Słowniku łacińsko-polskim” probably most aptly calls this formation “commandos“. These soldiers were armed with a spear, a few javelins(spears in the original), a sword, lighter armour (a simple bronze breastplate instead of lorica hamata), a coolus helmet and a small oval shield (instead of a heavy scutum). During the march, the task of antesignanii was to protect the marching columns and secure the area. In combat, these units protected/supported the legion attacked enemy skirmishers or accompanied in cavalry combat. https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/roman-army/units-of-roman-army/antesignani/amp/ Original Polish source. https://imperiumromanum.pl/wojsko/jednostki-armii-rzymskiej/antesignani/amp/

All AoE franchise February 23 2024.

The antesignarii or antesignarius were each one of the soldiers in charge of defending the flags in the Roman armies, for which they were grouped around them. In Caesar's time this name was given to the chosen soldiers who did not carry the heavy equipment of the legionaries and were armed with light weapons, serving as guides and fighting at the front and on the flanks of the cohorts outside the classical order of the time. They were the instructors of the cohorts. https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antesignano (Spanish) Europa Barbarorum https://europabarbarorum.fandom.com/wiki/Antesignani_(Post_Marian_Elite_Legionary_Light_Infantry) Armed with spears, several light javelins, and a gladius they are more lightly armoured with a simple bronze breastplate instead of lorica hamata, a new Coolus bronze helmet, and carry smaller oval shields instead the heavy scuta to increase their agility. On march, the duties of the Antesignani are to cover the columns as well as to scout and secure the area in front of the army. In a battle they can be used to screen the legions advance, to counter enemy skirmishers, or to support the cavalry if no specialised auxiliaries are available. Historically, the organization of the legion began to change at the end of the 2nd century BC and in the early 1st century BC all but the heavy infantry had disappeared. The Hastati, Principes and Triarii were now all equipped in the same manner and only their names remained. Three of their maniples, each increased in size to 160 men, now formed one cohort, the new main tactical unit of the Roman infantry, besides the now 80 men strong centuria. These changes offered much more tactical flexibility to the legion. Instead of being limited to a three line battle formation, the soldiers could be positioned as easily in one, two or even more lines. A cohort was big enough to operate separated from the main army, to perform smaller tasks independently. After the social war the former socii received Roman citizenship and were now recruited into the legions. However, the disappearance of the Velites and Pedites Extraordinarii reduced the legion's abilities and made it dependent upon external light infantry support. In the 1st century BC it became common to train some elite legionnaires as Antesignani to fill this gap. The problem of the late republic was to find enough men who fulfilled the property requirements to serve as heavy infantry in the many and continuous wars the masters of the Mediterranean world now had to fight. This was one of the main reasons that reforms in the army had become inevitable. Earlier attempts to increase the number of suitable small farmers through land reforms by the Gracchi were blocked by senate, as many senators owned great latifundia now sprawling all over Italy. So all property requirements were abolished and volunteers from all social classes were welcomed as well as the conscripts, while the state or their generals paid for their equipment. The senate had refused to bear the incalculable able costs for the veterans so that the generals had to take care of them. The loyalty of these men shifted more and more to charismatic leaders that they were now depending on, preparing the ground for many bloody civil wars of the 1st century BC. https://kingsandconquerors.fandom.com/wiki/Antesignani Historically, by the early 1st century BC the Roman army had no infantry outside the heavy infantry formation. The velites had disappeared after the Marian reforms and the pedites extraordinarii had received Roman citizenship and became regular infantry after the Social War. As a result some of the legionaries were trained to fill this gap and fight as antesignani.

Lanciarius...is like 3rd Century AD.

Yes. The units should have a whole level of practice and development a tactical techniques in a form of technology. Sometimes we forget technology with respect to military doctrine.

There should be more than one unique technology per faction.

These people have everything to succeed and yet they still fail to pull this game off, it seems to be a soulless generic game with good ideas and concepts.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliorcetica English word https://www.worldhistory.org/Huns/ The Huns had learned a great deal about siege warfare from their time serving in the Roman army and expertly put this knowledge to use, literally wiping whole cities, such as Naissus, off the map. Their offensive was all the more successful because it was completely unexpected. Theodosius II had been so confident that the Huns would keep the treaty that he refused to listen to any council that suggested otherwise. Lanning comments on this, writing: Attila and his brother valued agreements little and peace even less. Immediately upon assuming the throne, they resumed the Hun offensive against Rome and anyone else who stood in their way. Over the next ten years, the Huns invaded territory which today encompasses Hungary, Greece, Spain, and Italy. Attila sent captured riches back to his homeland and drafted soldiers into his own army while often burning the overrun towns and killing their civilian occupants. Warfare proved lucrative for the Huns but wealth apparently was not their only objective. Attila and his army seemed genuinely to enjoy warfare, the rigors and rewards of military life were more appealing to them than farming or attending livestock. (61) Theodosius II, realizing he was defeated but unwilling to admit total defeat, asked for terms; the sum Rome now had to pay to keep the Huns from further destruction was more than tripled. In 445 CE Bleda vanishes from the historical record and Kelly cites Priscus of Panium on this: "Bleda, king of the Huns, was assassinated as a result of the plots of his brother Attila" (129). Other sources seem to indicate that Bleda was killed on campaign but, as Priscus is considered the most reliable source, it is generally accepted that Attila had him murdered. Attila now became the sole ruler of the Huns and commander of the most powerful fighting force in Europe.

They may therefore have been familiar with poliorcetics and advanced technology from China and central Eurasia over several centuries. By all accounts, in the age of Attila they had certainly been in contact with the Persians and Central Asian polities skilled in siege warfare for over a century. This would infer that they not only used captured and deserted Roman engineers to build their siege engines, but had their own native siege engineers. As the skill necessary to make their fine composite bows was arguably even greater than that necessary to make a siege tower, this is by no means impossible to imagine. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/11015/why-were-the-huns-so-successful-at-siege-warfare-but-the-goths-were-not There are mixed opinions with siege techniques.

I don't found anything.