05-27-2008, 03:54 AM
Sorry, though I gave the reference, I didn't say which work of Xenophon did I ? ...the 'Hellenica'/History of My Times
I heartily agree, it's too big a job for one person, even though our sources are meagre...... and a great project. D
Quote:What we all ought to do is start compiling every primary source with a description of hoplite combat, whether in battle or in other fights, and log them for study.
I heartily agree, it's too big a job for one person, even though our sources are meagre...... and a great project. D
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff