phalanxes and more

From: Donald R. Oddy <donald_at_grove.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:46:18 GMT

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>From: Mikko Rintasaari <rintasaa_at_mail.student.oulu.fi>
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>Military training is geared towards churning out reasonably skilled
>fighters in a short time. The orlanthi warriors are much more like the
>martial artist than a soldier. They are individualistic fighters, and the
>orlanthi spellcasters are used to relying on their own strenght, not in
>that of numbers.

Depends on the army, modern armies tend to rely on conscripts and short term volunteers but that was unusual in the ancient world. More common then were part time soldiers, who varied in quality from semitrained  to highly disciplined or long term volunteers. In both cases young recruits were inducted into existing units, learning by working alongside experienced soldiers.

• -- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/

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