02-22-2013, 05:52 PM
Quote:Advance warning: there is actually no account of this battle that described what happened in detail
Unfortunately this is true for majority of accounts of Ancient battles.
So... Maybe let's better stick to accounts from the 17th century... They are more detailed.
Or if you don't want to accept this solution - then let's just admit that we don't know how the hell Ancient cavalry fought, because there are not enough of detailed accounts describing their methods...
Otherwise, this discussion will turn into exchange of speculations and theories, which are not explicitly described in Ancient sources in a detailed enough way to determine for sure how it was...