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Livy and the Gladius vs Macedonians
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Didn't Philip have to conscript old men and boys in order to fill the ranks of his phalanx? If so, I can see the gesture to harden his men by parading mutilated bodies backfiring when a bunch of tyro boys seeing something new and horrifying were filled with fear and trepidation, instead of the anger and vengeance Philip was attempting to plant in them.
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Livy and the Gladius vs Macedonians - by Rizzio - 02-12-2017, 03:53 AM
RE: Livy and the Gladius vs Macedonians - by Bryan - 02-14-2017, 08:26 PM

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