08-05-2015, 11:35 PM
If you are interested in Republican Roman tactics and the checkerboard formation theories, you might want to search the forum for relevant discussions, where members extensively debate on what Polybius meant and how this could have worked. I personally do not believe that the Polybian Romans actually fought in quincunx formation, I am a proponent of the formation being only (or primarily) used as a marching formation, but the arguments for and against are many and diverse, so my advice would be for you to look them up here. The same you should do about the historical value of formation depth.
If you need any help with finding the relevant topics, do ask for assistance and if you have questions after that, I would be happy to give you my opinion on them.
If you need any help with finding the relevant topics, do ask for assistance and if you have questions after that, I would be happy to give you my opinion on them.
