03-09-2013, 04:59 AM
Quote:However, discussions about Polish Hussars and Persian Chariots aren't part of any of that. Our objective is to focus on Rome, otherwise we'd be "Ancient Army Talk" or "Historical Armies Talk."Persian chariots belong just as much as any other topic in ancient history, since this forum has sections for the Greeks, other ancient cultures, non-military history, and so on. While for various reasons I have kept out of the recent threads on cavalry, I think that if people are going to claim that later periods prove something about ancient history, people who disagree have the right to present evidence! One cannot do ancient history without comparative evidence, any more than one can do it without documentary evidence or archaeological evidence.
(TBH, I've supported expansion of the creation of new forums behind the scenes, but it's been shot down repeatedly.)
On the other hand, threads without a clear connection to the ancient world might be better elsewhere. I think that the politics taboo is a reasonable idea.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
