Ah, those kinds of animes, just fantastical cartooniness. Which is fine by me, really; let artists be artists, after all.
''historical fanfiction'' is an interesting phrase, but it works perfectly! I'll have to remember that, it definitely clears things up. After all, since most people are not interested in history, and historically accurate history films basically get nowhere, it makes sense to portray the film as something relatable to a modern audience.
Ah, so that's what happened. Considering the very limited number of combatants, a shieldwall probably wouldn't even be necessary. Shieldwalls really only work if the entire battlefield is covered. But yes, if the commander made a bad call, those happened too.
Under Alexander, there were also adjustments to peltasts and infantry. Some pikemen had extremely long pikes, some peltasts were heavier-equipped, and he also fielded the best archery available. But yes, it was the Macedonian heavy cavalry were the true force that charged and smashed through battlelines near the end of the battle.
Ancient peoples were much smarter than we give them credit for. For example, one myth is that Christendom was extremely dirty, due to Christians wiping out paganism and forcing everyone to be filthy. Since the Dark Ages, European Christians would rinse themselves in giant buckets three times a day, usually stored with rainwater; pagans washed themselves three times a week, so Christians actually washed more often than pagans. I have seen multiple artistic depictions of people washing in giant buckets. Since most peasants did not have the money to buy wooden bathtubs, they washed themselves in barrels/giant buckets, or went into a lake or river. There are also pictures and textual evidence of ‘swimming holes’ which are basically swimming pools.
Medicine was basically only herbal, or based on vegetables and certain flowers or roots.
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