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Title: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: lionheartrjc on July 08, 2020, 04:54:25 PM
This section has been created for posts about the historical enemies of ancient armies to support the forthcoming MeG Historical Enemies list which will be posted on the MeG website shortly.

The lists may require two types of correction:
1. Where we have omitted a historical enemy of an army.  Please provide supporting evidence as to why you believe it is an omission.
2. Where we have included an army that was not a historical enemy of an army.  This is clearly more tricky to determine unless there is an obvious issue such as geographical inconsistency.

Many thanks.

Richard Jeffrey-Cook
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: AntiokosIII on July 08, 2020, 09:03:15 PM
Is the criterion 'did fight', or 'could have fought', or 'nearly fought but didn't have carfare to get to the battle' or what?
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: lionheartrjc on July 09, 2020, 07:38:47 AM
The criterion is that the two armies fought, not that they could have fought.  Where the sources are lacking, it is that on the balance of probabilities the armies fought.

Richard
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: GDP on July 09, 2020, 12:53:15 PM
I have been using the DBMM army list for historical enemies as each list includes there enemies, DBA also includes the same list of enemies.
Could be helpful?
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: nikgaukroger on July 09, 2020, 12:57:40 PM
They got used - although I found the DBMM ones to contain some hilarious errors.
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: AntiokosIII on July 10, 2020, 12:35:15 AM
Quote from: lionheartrjc on July 09, 2020, 07:38:47 AM
The criterion is that the two armies fought, not that they could have fought.  Where the sources are lacking, it is that on the balance of probabilities the armies fought.

Richard

Thanks, Richard. Makes it simpler.
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: mad lemmey on July 13, 2020, 10:46:38 PM
Nik,
Share the errors!  ;D
Title: Re: Historical Enemies Forum - Please read before posting
Post by: nikgaukroger on July 14, 2020, 07:36:01 AM
I think the Korean that had Bedouin enemy was my favourite.