>Greek hoplites face horse archers>Win>Roman legionaries face horse archers>LoseWhat caused this?Like at the battle of platea,Only time romans dealt with parthians was when they counter charged them from a hill
>>18251636Greeks were just better and cooler
>>18251636Greeks had big spears that countered horses
>>18251648This. Mirrors the use of Pikemen later in European history.
>>18251636There's not much room for maneuver warfare in Greece, which is why the Greek city states fought using phalanxes in the first place. You don't need to worry about flanks if you're between a couple mountain ranges
>>18251636Rome sacked the parthian capital 5 times
