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10-11-2013, 10:04 AM
I think "lancers" is literally "spearbearers", "lance" is "spear" (thrusting spear), and "pike" is "kontos" - what the people using spears and kontoi like the Sauromatians and Alans were doing during their assault was, literally, "pushing" with the weapons. So no "hurling" at all!
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heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Desmond - 07-30-2013, 03:46 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 07-31-2013, 11:13 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Desmond - 08-01-2013, 07:20 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Frank - 08-01-2013, 03:24 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 08-01-2013, 04:05 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Tim - 08-05-2013, 08:15 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Tim - 08-06-2013, 01:44 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-06-2013, 06:11 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-06-2013, 06:17 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-06-2013, 08:19 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 08-08-2013, 04:04 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-08-2013, 02:44 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-08-2013, 02:44 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 08-08-2013, 07:23 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Desmond - 08-09-2013, 06:57 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 08-09-2013, 10:33 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 08-09-2013, 11:41 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 08-09-2013, 11:52 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-12-2013, 06:46 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-15-2013, 03:04 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-16-2013, 05:34 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Gesith - 08-16-2013, 04:13 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-18-2013, 04:55 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 08-19-2013, 04:32 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 08-24-2013, 06:34 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 08-25-2013, 02:46 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-26-2013, 08:55 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-29-2013, 06:41 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-29-2013, 08:26 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-29-2013, 04:26 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 08-29-2013, 06:52 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-02-2013, 10:55 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-04-2013, 06:52 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-05-2013, 06:26 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-05-2013, 06:33 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-05-2013, 06:35 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 09-06-2013, 04:52 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-21-2013, 09:03 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-27-2013, 10:22 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-28-2013, 07:42 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 09-28-2013, 09:05 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-03-2013, 08:56 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-03-2013, 10:19 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Robert - 10-03-2013, 08:57 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-03-2013, 10:38 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-04-2013, 12:06 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-04-2013, 11:56 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-04-2013, 12:00 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-04-2013, 06:24 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Robert - 10-05-2013, 04:52 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-05-2013, 06:34 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-05-2013, 06:40 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-06-2013, 11:38 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-06-2013, 11:38 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-06-2013, 07:09 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-06-2013, 11:17 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-06-2013, 11:54 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-07-2013, 08:58 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Robert - 10-08-2013, 11:29 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-08-2013, 04:49 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 10-09-2013, 07:46 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-09-2013, 08:21 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Vindex - 10-09-2013, 08:32 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Robert - 10-10-2013, 03:45 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 10-11-2013, 05:32 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 10-11-2013, 07:05 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Urselius - 10-11-2013, 10:04 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-11-2013, 10:30 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-11-2013, 11:55 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-11-2013, 12:15 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-13-2013, 11:33 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Macedon - 10-13-2013, 09:50 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 10-17-2013, 11:23 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Peter - 11-24-2013, 06:58 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-05-2014, 02:51 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-05-2014, 03:00 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-06-2014, 06:42 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-06-2014, 07:06 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-07-2014, 12:09 AM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-07-2014, 09:18 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-07-2014, 10:13 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-09-2014, 04:00 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-09-2014, 05:59 PM
heavy cavalry engaging heavy cavalry - by Alanus - 05-11-2014, 12:36 PM
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