You'd be surprised. Macedonian culture had a rather large impact on everything it touched.jepekula said:I would have thought that even the Hellenic state of Ptolemaic Egypt would have been more... Egyptian.
I do know that, but I would have not expected Egypt to become fully Hellenic like that, but rather go heavily Hellenic, but still retain parts of their own military structure.Ej777 said:You'd be surprised. Macedonian culture had a rather large impact on everything it touched.jepekula said:I would have thought that even the Hellenic state of Ptolemaic Egypt would have been more... Egyptian.
jepekula said:I do know that, but I would have not expected Egypt to become fully Hellenic like that, but rather go heavily Hellenic, but still retain parts of their own military structure.Ej777 said:You'd be surprised. Macedonian culture had a rather large impact on everything it touched.jepekula said:I would have thought that even the Hellenic state of Ptolemaic Egypt would have been more... Egyptian.
I am not an expert on Ancient History, and even less on Ancient Egypt.
Culturally they may have remained the same, but military wise, they would have taken upon a more Macedonian style of warfare, using the phalanx etc.Ej777 said:jepekula said:I do know that, but I would have not expected Egypt to become fully Hellenic like that, but rather go heavily Hellenic, but still retain parts of their own military structure.Ej777 said:You'd be surprised. Macedonian culture had a rather large impact on everything it touched.jepekula said:I would have thought that even the Hellenic state of Ptolemaic Egypt would have been more... Egyptian.
I am not an expert on Ancient History, and even less on Ancient Egypt.
I understand where you're coming from, I always thought that Egypt would keep it's culture intact aswell.
DarthTaco said:Culturally they may have remained the same, but military wise, they would have taken upon a more Macedonian style of warfare, using the phalanx etc.Ej777 said:jepekula said:I do know that, but I would have not expected Egypt to become fully Hellenic like that, but rather go heavily Hellenic, but still retain parts of their own military structure.Ej777 said:You'd be surprised. Macedonian culture had a rather large impact on everything it touched.jepekula said:I would have thought that even the Hellenic state of Ptolemaic Egypt would have been more... Egyptian.
I am not an expert on Ancient History, and even less on Ancient Egypt.
I understand where you're coming from, I always thought that Egypt would keep it's culture intact aswell.
Aye the dreaded formation of men with long pointy sticks stabbing other poor sods who had the misfortune of being on the receiving end of them!Ej777 said:DarthTaco said:Culturally they may have remained the same, but military wise, they would have taken upon a more Macedonian style of warfare, using the phalanx etc.Ej777 said:jepekula said:I do know that, but I would have not expected Egypt to become fully Hellenic like that, but rather go heavily Hellenic, but still retain parts of their own military structure.Ej777 said:You'd be surprised. Macedonian culture had a rather large impact on everything it touched.jepekula said:I would have thought that even the Hellenic state of Ptolemaic Egypt would have been more... Egyptian.
I am not an expert on Ancient History, and even less on Ancient Egypt.
I understand where you're coming from, I always thought that Egypt would keep it's culture intact aswell.
:O NOT THE PHALANX!
Pointy stabby Ej. Only definition you need.Ej777 said:In the dictionary it refers to Phalanx as:
Phalanx. A Hellenistic style of spear warfare. Refer to OP.
DarthTaco said:Pointy stabby Ej. Only definition you need.Ej777 said:In the dictionary it refers to Phalanx as:
Phalanx. A Hellenistic style of spear warfare. Refer to OP.
The next question: Were there Tree's and Seagulls involved!Ej777 said:DarthTaco said:Pointy stabby Ej. Only definition you need.Ej777 said:In the dictionary it refers to Phalanx as:
Phalanx. A Hellenistic style of spear warfare. Refer to OP.
Normally 128 pointy stabby things in an Ancient rendition of a tank.
DarthTaco said:The next question: Where there Tree's and Seagulls involved!Ej777 said:DarthTaco said:Pointy stabby Ej. Only definition you need.Ej777 said:In the dictionary it refers to Phalanx as:
Phalanx. A Hellenistic style of spear warfare. Refer to OP.
Normally 128 pointy stabby things in an Ancient rendition of a tank.
Lies and slander! The pike shaft was made of what was a tree. Obviously the points were made of seagull beaks.Ej777 said:DarthTaco said:The next question: Where there Tree's and Seagulls involved!Ej777 said:DarthTaco said:Pointy stabby Ej. Only definition you need.Ej777 said:In the dictionary it refers to Phalanx as:
Phalanx. A Hellenistic style of spear warfare. Refer to OP.
Normally 128 pointy stabby things in an Ancient rendition of a tank.
No, but there were an awful lot of pikes involved though.