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Lion.Kanzen

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  1. Yeah, but we need back to the past , where are from the Syrian archers...?( where in Syria?) Reading for Delenda est mod, I found some Hamians Auxiliary...
  2. Here, I will and you can post references ( links by now) that are useful for mods or for main project. Middle East http://www.baytalmosul.com/uploads/2/0/5/3/20530602/kingdoms_and_empires_v5.1a-min.pdf
  3. not at all, I'm searching for more info, we need validate, the source says, Cretan and Jewish, in another book talk about Hamians and arameans
  4. Source https://deadliestblogpage.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/armies-of-the-macedonian-successor-states-the-seleucids/ I prefer Cretan archer by now During the early years of the reign of Demetrius II (circa 147BC) the king was dominated by (and a virtual puppet of) the captain of his Cretan mercenaries, the former pirate, Lasthenes. For five years the mercenaries terrorized and looted the country (“The Cretan Terror”). The citizens of Antioch rose in a doomed attempt to throw out the foreigners. In bloody street fighting thousands of Antiochenes were killed by the Cretan (and Jewish) mercenaries. Much of the city was destroyed, and the Cretans took reprisals against all who had resisted them. However, Lasthenes overreached in the end : He attempted to disband the regular and reserve troops of the army. This led to a revolt by the general Diodotus Tryphon; who, with the support of many units, raised the infant son of a former king, Alexander Balas, to the throne. Demetrius and his Cretans were thrown-out of Antioch; Demetrius going east to fight the Parthians, the mercenaries departing the country. The Cretan Terror showed the Seleucids what others were to learn throughout history: mercenaries in small numbers make good servants; but when in the majority make a bad and dangerous master! As noted above, Judean mercenaries were also much prized; by both the Ptolemies and the Seleucids. This was at least in part due to the notable lack of love the Jews had for the local (Gentile) populations of these kingdoms. Their loyalty was strictly to their paymaster, and they had no compunction in using brutal force against the civilian population if called upon to crush dissent. Judeans fought as slingers and thureophoroi; and had a doughty reputation as fierce fighters. Following the rising of the citizens of Antioch against the Cretans, and the subsequent sack of the city by the mercenaries, the Judean mercenaries carried a vast fortune in loot back to Judea. When the Maccabee revolt broke out a few years later, it may well have maccabeans been (in part) inspired by the weakness these returned Judean mercenaries related concerning the decayed state of their Seleucid masters. Their service as mercenaries in Ptolemaic and Seleucid service gave many Jews the necessary military experience and knowledge of Hellenistic methods to fight and, at times, defeat the forces the Seleucid government sent against them. Light infantry and cavalry were often recruited from the frontiers of the Empire. Arab dromedary troops, Saka horse archers, fierce javelineers from the southern mountains of Anatolia (Psidians and Lycians), and many other wild tribesmen from the untamed regions of the vast Empire were employed for various campaigns by the Seleucid kings in their long history.
  5. I'm not sure with the Siryan archer, the first version is Roman Syrian archer in second century AD. The second a reference by a mod. If the mod have good source for this,mist possible but we need se how look the archer under Seleucid.
  6. If they still thinking how fixing...
  7. You can add Thracian and Cretan archer as Auxiliary may be more cheap. And Belearic slinger
  8. for now my mod its very probably will be based in Delenda Est.
  9. Modern re-enactor wearing replica equipment of a Roman military tribune of the imperial era. Note plumed, engraved helmet, bronze muscled cuirass, red mantle, red sash tied over cuirass indicating knightly rank, pteruges. The imperial tribune's equipment was virtually unchanged since Republican times.
  10. more vextra stuff. As with much of the imperial army's organisation, it was Augustus who, drawing on the evolved but ad hoc practices of the Republican army, established systematic medical services for the army, with a formal medical hierarchy and the construction of large, fully staffed and well-supplied military hospitals (valetudinaria) in legionary bases e.g. the fully excavated hospital at Castra Vetera (Xanten, Rhineland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Roman_army
  11. The Third type of Troops (Not Citizen, not Auxilia) Irregular allied forces Throughout the Principate period, there is evidence of ethnic units of barbari outside the normal auxilia organisation fighting alongside Roman troops. To an extent, these units were simply a continuation of the old client-king levies of the late Republic: ad hoc bodies of troops supplied by Rome's puppet petty-kings on the imperial borders to assist the Romans in particular campaigns. Some units, however, remained in Roman service for substantial periods after the campaign for which they were raised, keeping their own native leadership, attire and equipment and structure. These units were variously called by the Romans socii ("allies"), symmachiarii (from symmachoi, Greek for "allies") or foederati ("treaty troops" from foedus, "treaty"). One estimate puts the number of foederati in the time of Trajan at c. 11,000, divided into c. 40 numeri (units) of c. 300 men each. The purpose of employing foederati units was to use their specialist fighting skills.[123] Many of these would have been troops of Numidian cavalry (see light cavalry above). The foederati make their first official appearance on Trajan's Column, where they are portrayed in a standardised manner, with long hair and beards, barefoot, stripped to the waist, wearing long trousers held up by wide belts and wielding clubs. In reality several different tribes supported the Romans in the Dacian wars. Their attire and weapons would have varied widely. The Column stereotypes them with the appearance of a single tribe, probably the most outlandish-looking, to differentiate them clearly from the regular auxilia.[124] Judging by the frequency of their appearance in the Column's battle scenes, the foederati were important contributors to the Roman operations in Dacia. Another example of foederati are the 5,500 captured Sarmatian cavalrymen sent by Emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180) to garrison a fort on Hadrian's Wall after their defeat in the Marcomannic Wars
  12. from the Army talk forum so answer was Bonus As for cavalry, there is no source for the use of a pilum with them. They seem to have been using either a hasta or lancea (spears both for thrusting as well as trowing) combined with iacula (short javelins for trowing). http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/thread-22742.html?highlight=auxilia Auxiliary specialised units In the Republican period, the standard trio of specialised auxilia were Balearic slingers, Cretan archers and Numidian light cavalry. These functions, plus some new ones, continued in the 2nd century auxilia. Numidian light cavalry They were known as the equites Maurorum or Numidarum ("Moorish or Numidian cavalry"). On Trajan's Column, Mauri horsemen, depicted with long hair in dreadlocks, are shown riding their small but resilient horses bare-back and unbridled, with a simple braided rope round their mount's neck for control. They wear no body or head armour, carrying only a small, round leather shield. Their weaponry cannot be discerned due to stone erosion, but is known from Livy to have consisted of several short javelins.[115][116] Exceptionally fast and maneuverable, Numidian cavalry would harass the enemy by hit-and-run attacks, riding up and loosing volleys of javelins, then scattering faster than any opposing cavalry could pursue. They were superbly suited to scouting, harassment, ambush and pursuit, but in melee combat were vulnerable to cuirassiers.[117] It is unclear what proportion of the Numidian cavalry were regular auxilia units as opposed to irregular foederati units.[118] About East Archers Three distinct types of archers are shown on Trajan's Column: (a) with scalar cuirass, conical steel helmet and cloak; ( without armour, with cloth conical cap and long tunic; or © equipped in the same way as general auxiliary foot-soldiers (apart from carrying bows instead of javelins). The first type were probably Syrian or Anatolian units; the third type probably Thracian.[121] The standard bow used by Roman auxilia was the recurved composite bow, a sophisticated, compact and powerful weapon.[120]
  13. there isnt a name to diferenciate Auxilia Infantry between missile javelin , spear and swordman. but some misile are not hard to name like Funditores(slinger) and Auxilia Sagittarii (Syrian Archer). but javeliner are same as spear. Auxiliar Infantry there are the Lanciari
  14. hmm, didn't work... may be I need to delete mod folder and reinstall clean. my starting units...
  15. may be was painted, (for more info see my reference)
  16. Imperial Italic D with Black metal/ Dark http://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=20151#entry310277
  17. I will try when I have time free , but have very sense.
  18. You notice about Chilean animator( José) is welcome back?
  19. We have our trac, outdated but we have one. http://trac.wildfiregames.com
  20. José está de vuelta?José is comeback ? I saw the user, connected sending message... What happen? Ask to upload some finish animated units.( the files of course) http://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19289See this first, then see this.... http://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19546
  21. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/trajan-column/index.html great article about trajan column
  22. And Late republican Romans? the time of Julius Caesar, Pompey, Marius, Anthony, Agrippa, Crassus.
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