Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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Warlord Wednesday; New pre-orders for Black Seas: fleets, squadrons & famous ships; tactics of the KPA; Macedonian focus & paint guides + adding propellers to Blood Red Skies minis. - https://t.co/s9TF9wC1FQ

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Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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The Gang steals the smallest boat in the Macedonian navy, a kinda sorta scene from last years NaNoWriMo... that I'm debating posting on Wattpad or something so other ancient nerds can cry with me

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A scene of Alexander and his renowned Macedonian Calvary. Made with Procreate
Timelapse: Soon

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Free Shipping! - Also, two spotlight features on Bolt Action command blisters and an Arnhem Event. We also look at the battle of Saumur, Napoleon and Macedonians! https://t.co/pZ0C0hKqHD

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LACUSTRINE GALAXY (1977). By Macedonian artist, Vangel Naumovski (1924-2006). His “biological galaxies” are like the visions of a deep space astronaut, half-remembering life on Earth.

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Emperor Manuel Palaeologos, in his speech "Admonition to the people of urged the to fight to the death, for this is what their historical tradition decrees:
"Because we are Romaioi (= Greeks) & our country is the one of Philip & Alexander"

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A small extra to the YouTube video released the other day!
323 BC and Alexander the Great is dead. In his lifetime this Macedonian had changed the whole nature of the Ancient World, forming the greatest empire the world had yet… https://t.co/BjkEVjQLFg

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"Vangel Naumovski was born in the Macedonian city of Ohrid (formerly part of Yugoslavia). After a stint in the army, he enrolled in art school in Skopje in 1946 for one year, after which he spent the next thirteen years working as a carpenter. "

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The Agrianians Expert assault infantry, their greatest asset was their specialised skill at fighting in both mountaineous and uneven terrain - something Alexander's heavy Macedonians were ill-equipped for.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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