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09-23-2003, 08:39 PM
Peter Connolly's "Greece and Rome at war" has an explanation of the checkerboard formation, with drawings.<br>
The first line (hastati) had no gaps when it came into contact with the eney.<br>
The gaps were in the second (princeps) and third (triarii) lines. This allowed the hastati, if beaten back, to fall back through the gaps. Then the gaps would close and a new line would form.<br>
And indeed Theodore Ayrault Dodge is an awesome writer. I haven't read his Hannibal but his Caesar is a great piece of work. <p></p><i></i>
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checkerboard formation - by Q Rutilius - 09-23-2003, 07:23 PM
Re: checkerboard formation - by Anonymous - 09-23-2003, 08:39 PM
Re: checkerboard formation - by Anonymous - 09-24-2003, 06:43 AM
Re: checkerboard formation - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-24-2003, 10:43 AM
Re: checkerboard formation - by drsrob - 09-24-2003, 12:03 PM
Checkerboard - by Anonymous - 09-24-2003, 02:04 PM
Re: Checkerboard - by Q Rutilius - 09-24-2003, 02:29 PM
Re: Checkerboard - by Anonymous - 09-24-2003, 04:00 PM
Re: checkerboard formation - by Q Rutilius - 09-24-2003, 04:19 PM
Maniluplar legion - by Anonymous - 09-24-2003, 07:11 PM
Re: Maniluplar legion - by drsrob - 09-24-2003, 07:40 PM
Checkerboard manipular manipulations - by Anonymous - 09-24-2003, 08:11 PM
dsrob, your formation - by Anonymous - 09-24-2003, 08:28 PM
Re: dsrob, your formation - by drsrob - 09-24-2003, 08:58 PM
Re: dsrob, your formation - by Anonymous - 09-25-2003, 06:48 AM
Checkboard formations - by Anonymous - 09-25-2003, 12:17 PM
Re: Checkboard formations - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-26-2003, 06:43 AM
Phalanx in combat - by Anonymous - 09-26-2003, 10:27 AM
checkboard in the XVI century - by Anonymous - 09-26-2003, 10:32 AM
Re: checkboard in the XVI century - by Anonymous - 03-22-2004, 08:42 PM
Re: checkboard in the XVI century - by drsrob - 03-22-2004, 10:32 PM
Re: checkboard in the XVI century - by richard - 03-23-2004, 02:18 AM
Re: checkboard in the XVI century - by drsrob - 03-23-2004, 08:40 PM
line replacing for missile fire only? - by Anonymous - 03-26-2004, 07:55 PM

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