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Anon studies history (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Lyre@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I agree, also important to note that the "big square" actually served a purpose in preventing cavalry from picking off separated infantry and detering cavalry charges. From my understanding the formation was genuinely effective until horses stopped being a factor in war.

I mean maybe "honour" played a role in why they did things but i think we're sometimes too quick to assume people in the past were idiots.

[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I mean, ancient people could make proper megalithic buildings and we can barely make prefabricated houses that resist a few tremors...so yeah, they were intelligent as well, except they had different tools