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Post by Sidhe on Jan 11, 2006 2:55:05 GMT -5
Yes he got lucky on 14 seperate occasions, and then proceeded to get lucky with the rest of the world Alexander had great generals, but then it's not that surprising that all great leaders do. He was like his father a supreme political strategist and military genius educated by Aristotle himself. Who else would think of nullifying chariots by putting men in front of horse and then boxing them on both sides. As for his sexual preferences, hehe, so he liked boys. Conquering the known world before the age of 30: not bad for a panzy Fried that was a complement, I think
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Post by tommynt on Jan 11, 2006 4:46:57 GMT -5
call me alex
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Post by Sidhe on Jan 11, 2006 13:46:27 GMT -5
Na I'm not even gonna say it that jokes just too easy
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agent_x7
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Post by agent_x7 on Jan 11, 2006 18:14:17 GMT -5
Think about it, phalanxes get a 100% bonus versus mounted units. Immortals were the best troops persia had. I wouldn't be surprised if he got a 30 to 1 kill ratio. Besides, he only conquered 1 nation, the persians. He was overwhelmed and had to turn back from india.
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Post by Sidhe on Jan 11, 2006 19:19:25 GMT -5
Sorry Philip conquered half of Greece by shrewd political tactics, he'd already conquered his neighbours, even though he was a vassal to all of them, he siezed control of an Empire in ruins and made Macedonia a power in the area by playing a clever game of weakness in the face of strength? Alexander took over - after Phillip the great died - he took the rest of Greece by political and military conquest, then took the North of turkey by giving Persia the run around, and fighting on his terms, he then spent 2 years facing armies outnumbering him and winning, he consolidated his position by capturing ports, and using them to supply his troops, then went on to move into the other 30 satraps(vassal states of Persia) by using fair and economic and some pretty ingenious tactics he conquered, he then went on to take Egypt moved East and destroyed any threat the Indians posed, he then held the known world, then he died? This is a mark of the man he was, he came from a country surrounded by potential enemies he played them politically for chumps, and then went on to conquer. That's a mark of what? Not luck or even cunning just damn straight clever military and political machinations, we never saw the like again 'til Rome used his methods to do the same. Hats off to the guy. A progenitor of ancient warfare that was emulated and copied the world over from that day forward. And anyway that's not true, Persian immortals were infantry and horsemen, that was there strength they could fight any way they wanted, if the game fitted history the immortals would have a 50% bonus against spears or 2 moves given the battle in question, but that's be a little odd, It's a game thing not a history thing. Edit: Oh and I forgot Persia had mercenaries and regulars from all over their empire, including camel archers, Heavy cavalry, Light cavalry, slingers, Bowmen, Chariots, Skirmishers, Swordsmen,Spearmen, engineers, light infantry, heavy infantry, Marines the list is endless, Alexander beat every army that was put in front of him, him and his generals never lost, says it all really, play like Alexander in CIV
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