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  1. Ultimate Aurelian
    With Lusitanians becoming their own civ; in the future the Iberian civ could be redone to focus exclusively on Iberians (Rather than the mashup of different cultures it is nows). Maybe even add Celtiberians and Tartessos/Turdetani as separate civs too. For Germans i think it might be better to have just the Suebians at first since they are the ones currently being developed (Maybe other subcultures like Cimbri, Lugii or Rhine peoples could be considered later); instead of an umbrella of all germanic peoples.
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    Yes, i was curious about the bronze part in the middle since i have not seen it in other depictions of Celtic armor. I only know of Greek linothorax with scales. I guess this could be interpreted as scale, although might also be quilting or decorative patterns. https://www.academia.edu/6816233/SCALE_ARMOUR_IN_THE_MEDITERRANEAN_AREA_DURING_THE_EARLY_IRON_AGE_A_FROM_THE_IXTH_TO_THE_IIIRD_CENTURY_BC
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    The picture on the left is from Osprey's Rome's Enemies 5- The Desert Frontier This is what the caption says:
  4. Ultimate Aurelian
    Is scale armor accurate for Celts? It is one of the current textures for the Gaul champion swordsman and champion cavalry.
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    A picture i found online, labelled as ''Gallic warriors in the Alps''. Not sure how accurate it is, the winged helmet looks like something from a 19th century reconstruction.
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    https://www.academia.edu/11694254/Armor_in_Japan_and_Korea
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    I remeber reading something about unmanned charriots who fired crossbows on their own years ago. I tried looking for the source, and could only find this article. http://eskify.com/10-unbelievable-ancient-weapons/
  8. Ultimate Aurelian
    In the future there could also be Cimbrians, who fit more neatly in the part 1 timeline. They would be a bit similar to Suebi, but more nomadic and maybe a celtic influenced roster with more armoured units.
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    From the heroes they cover from the Gallic wars to the Marcommanic war. So i guess they are kind of halfway between part 1 and part 2?
  10. Ultimate Aurelian
    I think he is talking about the first post
  11. Ultimate Aurelian
    Maybe could do like the Hyrule mod and have both heroes and officer units.
  12. Ultimate Aurelian
    The crossbow mentioned here may pontentially fit the Yayoi period, the dating is not very clear. http://gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/dokyu-japanese-crossbow.html This link mentions something about a crossbow trigger possibly dating to that period as well. https://www.massey.ac.nz/~bjmoyle/dbm/b3/p07.htm
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    https://people.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/prisfr8.html This has some interesting descriptions of Atilla's capital, could be useful for Wonder Also some descriptions of boats being used to cross rivers within the Huns' territory (They might need a navy for balance reasons)
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    It's interesting that he says helmets were even rarer than armor. In most ancient armies it was the opposite; the helmet was the priority and anyone with a breasplate usually could afford one as well. They did remove the cheekguards from imported helmets (Making them lighter in exchange for less protection). So possibly there were a few who could afford helmets, but did not bother with them because they thought they were too cumbersome.
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    Apparently it is a type of shield associated with the Visigoths But there is not really hard evidence for it, and it might just be an incorrect depiction of an hexagonal shield. http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=185238 http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13673 https://balagan.info/gothic-shield-shapes-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-gothic-coffin-shield
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    It seems a lot of Germanic armor was actually made by Celts and Romans (And acquired through trade or looting); it makes sense they would do a similar thing with their other neighbours. Some years before the Dacian wars; Pannonia was invaded by an alliance of Dacians, Suebians and Sarmatians. It is likely there was some degree of trade and cultural exchange between Germanics and those groups.
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    Those helmets are interesting, they remind me of the banded helmets worn by Germanics later in migration period. Perhaos those were influenced by Roman helmets, or the Auxilia in the picture are using an earlier Germanic helmet?
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    The (in)famous Irish foot cataphracts from the first versions of EB. https://europabarbarorum.fandom.com/wiki/Dubosaverlacica_(Ebherni_Armoured_Shock_Infantry) Later removed because they were made up.
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    Maybe these or the round pattern on cuirasses could be used for Gauls emblem? Since the current round shield is innacurate. Could also have the wheel of Taranis or one of the Gallic coins.
  20. Ultimate Aurelian
    The Extraordinarii were recruited exclusively from Rome's Itallic allies. So does not make sense as an upgrade for Roman Hastatii.
  21. Ultimate Aurelian
    This depends on the civ. It would be weird to turn the Machimoi into Greeks, or Roman Citizens into Extraordinari.
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    I think it's possible Hieron sent mercenaries or native levies to Rome considering what you said. Livy does not say what people these slingers where. Polybius describes Peltasts instead of Slingers. The confusion could be because they sent slingers with shields.
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    Greek colonists in Sicily
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    For the timeframe i think Syracusan slingers would be a better option; they were used by Rome in the Punic and Macedonian Wars. Or the Numidian slingers and archers from the siege of Numantia. Some Italic peoples like Ligurians and Picenes used slings; but i am not sure if they fought in the Roman army at the time.
  25. Ultimate Aurelian
    does Himiko count
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