aryaman wrote:1) Iacuatores is a general latin word that means "skirmishers", Livy uses the expresion "Numidian Iaculatores" always when he talks about the Numidian infantry
2) The Caetrati carried one spear besides the javelins, like the late Peltastes
aryaman wrote:The map is that of NCP, there will be some graphic changes, the problem is that I have no graphic abilities at all, so if anyone with those volunteer for a bit of work, that would be wonderful
GShock wrote:I don't know how it will work and if it is intended to be played as multifaction or in pbem with 1vs many (rome vs all the other human players) but i think Arsan is right in either case.
All unit names should be in english or each unit type should have its native language name. As he said, by setting them all in Latin the players who will eventually play that faction won't like it much to see it called with the name the enemy gave it.
Nikel wrote:Hannibal persuaded Phillip to join in the fight vs Rome, but with little result. From what I have read in the forum, some events are random. Perhaps it is possible a random event, so that some macedonian troops join carthaginian side.
GShock wrote:I don't know how it will work and if it is intended to be played as multifaction or in pbem with 1vs many (rome vs all the other human players) but i think Arsan is right in either case.
All unit names should be in english or each unit type should have its native language name. As he said, by setting them all in Latin the players who will eventually play that faction won't like it much to see it called with the name the enemy gave it.
aryaman wrote:Roman vs Carthaginian 1vs1
Our sources for the 2nd Punic War are either Latin or Greek, I prefer using Latin because it is easier to transcribe and I am following mainly Livius narrative as it is the more complete one.
The same for personal names, I use Hamilcar, for instance, Hm Melkart or any similar transcription sounds really odd I think
Nikel wrote:
No macedonian troops? But was Livy who said there were macedonians in Zama, was he not? I was not talking about a faction, but as units on the roman side, as spanish-english in the PW.
GShock wrote:I suppose one scenario will do for the testing phase...
I'm sorry but i keep disagreeing with the latin names principles.
arsan wrote:Another question... how will be legions represented on the game?? will they have some "special" capacity becasue of his high organization/versatility?
like divisions maybe?
And... will be Greeks (Sicily, Masillia...) represented on the game?
Regards!
Nikel wrote:Yes, you are right, carthaginian, not roman!
Polybius' Histories are in this place too, several editions, but Loeb series facing original greek and english translation is the best
http://www.archive.org/details/historieswitheng01poly
http://www.archive.org/details/historieswitheng02poly
http://www.archive.org/details/historieswitheng03poly
I prefer Longchophoroi to Lybian Spearmen leure:
Nikel wrote:aryaman, who are you!? How do you know so many things, have you studied Classics (has estudiado Filología Clásica)?
In the Smith dictionary Lonche is like Hasta. If you read the Hasta entry, Lonche is a kind of it
http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/0594.html
And so Longchophoroi should be lancers?
In the Liddell Greek lexicon it has several entries including lance, spear, javelin
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?layout.reflang=greek;layout.refembed=2;layout.refwordcount=1;layout.refdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057;layout.reflookup=lo%2Fgxh;layout.refcit=entry%3Dlogxai%3Dos;doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2363784
loncho-phoros, spearman, pikeman
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?layout.reflang=greek;layout.refembed=2;layout.refwordcount=1;layout.refdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057;layout.reflookup=logxofo%2Fros;layout.refcit=entry%3Dlogxhfo%2Fros;doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2363798
caranorn wrote:Just as a note, I should be able to do the unit graphics. As far as I can tell that's 27 pictures so far. Though I don't see any ships listed which I expect would have to be added. Also leader pics (I expect mostly generic ones for each factions)...
I don't have my entire history book collection at hand right now, so I can't start drawing right away. But I can start planning. Is this list of units more or less complete and up to date?
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