02-12-2012, 10:48 PM
Quote:I'm with you, Moi. Pre-modern, pre-industrial scenarios (especially where they are well-documented) can often give us a striking insight into the ancient equivalent. (Off the top of my head, I can think of one study which compared Boer War/Zulu War logistics with Roman logistics.)Robert Vermaat post=306517 Wrote:You can't really compare the 19th c. to the 5thc. BC I think.Well...not sure I agree with that entirely.