War links

[erudito]

An economist on rules versus discretion makes an observation on military history:
You see, somewhere, long ago, I read about the difference between the military methods of the Romans and those of the Hellenistic regimes set up after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Hellenistic armies, it was explained, were collections of specialists: heavy

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[claidheamhmor]

Interesting one on Roman vs. Hellenistic methods; it makes a lot of sense.

Romans and competitors

[erudito]

I rather liked it, though a colleague with a great interest in ancient military matters was more sceptical (alas, I don't quite remember why).