Murray is on holiday in New Zealand, but while on his travels he has found the time to answer this question from Christopher.
'Do we have any indication as to what Epaminondas of Thebes looked like? He was a fantastic general and I find it strange that we have not found any statues or busts that portray him. Is it because Alexander razed Thebes to the ground?"
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AW128 - Fortifications and Siege Warfare
AWA: Last Stands
AWA: What was the aftermath of battle like?
AWA: How did the Celts fight the Greek Phalanx?
AW124 - Barbarians
AWA: Cavalry shock tactics without stirrups?
AWA: What do we know about the Persian Immortals?
AWA: Were late Roman armies as bad as they say?
AWA: Did the Romans uses phalanx tactics?
AW119 - Rise of the Legion
AWA: How did the Romans adapt to cavalry enemies?
AWA: How were mercenaries recruited?
AWA: Were Pila designed to bend?
AW115 - Rams and Ramming
ANA: How did Ancient Greek cavalry operate without the stirrup?
AWA: Why did Sparta adopt the Macedonian Phalanx?
AWA: Could Boudicca have won?
Warfare in Hellenistic Asia Minor
AWA: If the Roman Legion was superior to the phalanx how could Hannibal use such inferior methods and defeat the Romans for years?
AWA: Did the Romans downplay their navy before the first Punic war?
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