Speed draw of Aztec elite warriors, fearsome soldiers of Tenochtitlan.
Speed draw of Aztec elite warriors, fearsome soldiers of Tenochtitlan.
Speed draw of Carthaginian heavy infantry, of Punic Wars fame.
Speed draw of a pair of Dacian warriors, from ancient Romania.
Speed draw of the arming process of a 12th-century Chinese armoured trooper.
Speed draw of a whole bunch of Warhammer 40,000 Astra Militarum regiments that I missed the first time.
Speed draw of the arming process of a 15th-century European knight.
Which army was better – the early imperial Roman army, or the late Roman army?
Picture two boxers: one is a younger guy, his face is a mess of scars, his shoulders and gait confident, thick neck and wild eyes; you get the sense that no number of knockout punches would floor him. The other is an older guy, his face is also scarred, he’s a little warier and more calculating than the first guy, with a killer right hook, but you get the sense that outlasting him just might win you the fight. Continue reading “Was the Late Roman Army Inferior?”
Speed draw of the famous regiments of the Astra Militarum (from Warhammer 40,000).
Speed draw of the death of every single Roman Emperor from Augustus to Heraclius.
Speed draw of the evolution of the Persian knight.