Possibly but unfortunately there was no 'head to head' battle between Manuel's army and Western knights during his reign to be definitive. Less than a decade after his death however, as Frederick Barbarossa's army marched right through the empire, the Byzantine army did not dare give battle. "A...

I'm curious about this characterization. Choniates was rather full of praises of Latin knights. Kinnamos boasted about victory over German pilgrims during the 2nd crusade but also said (anachronically) Germans preferred to fight on foot.

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Pre-modern artistic production (with a defined market/for a patron) obeyed particular canons. Military historians often ignore, or are ignorant of, those canons. "As has been demonstrated in various studies of the iconography involved, battle-scenes in Attic vase-painting are definitely not illu...

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So so sorry to hear of Eric's passing. We played a lot in fog1 and he nudged me into playing in some tournaments in fog2. May he keep playing in heaven.

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Thanks! While I don't have FoG1 to play the actual scenarios, these little articles often inspire me to try similar battles in FoG2A/M. The basic game can be had for $ 14.99 CAD: https://www6.slitherine.com/game/field-of-glory You don't need the DLCs to play the scenarios. It will have the most com...

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