 Editor in Chief Bill   | 27 Apr 2017 9:41 p.m. PST |
Is it OK to use the term 'corps' when referring to groups of soldiers in the Ancients period, or do you find it anachronistic and annoying? |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 27 Apr 2017 10:15 p.m. PST |
You could just use "body", if you don't like French. Or Latin. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 27 Apr 2017 10:58 p.m. PST |
Why not? How many people use the the correct linguistic term for Ancient units anyway – if sorps is the nearest modern equivalent then use it. Language is just a tool, use it that way. |
| GurKhan | 28 Apr 2017 12:57 a.m. PST |
I don't personally use it, but it doesn't annoy me. |
Gunfreak  | 28 Apr 2017 4:44 a.m. PST |
Army corps and crops aren't exactly the same. |
| Dave Jackson | 28 Apr 2017 5:55 a.m. PST |
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| Rich Bliss | 28 Apr 2017 7:40 a.m. PST |
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 28 Apr 2017 8:06 a.m. PST |
sorps are probably different too. |
| Olivero | 28 Apr 2017 8:52 a.m. PST |
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| Sobieski | 28 Apr 2017 4:37 p.m. PST |
The one that gets me is Roman "legionaires". |
| Henry Martini | 28 Apr 2017 7:28 p.m. PST |
Well, they did fight Arabs and Berbers. |
 etotheipi  | 29 Apr 2017 3:55 a.m. PST |
Well, since using English to describe ancient formations of troops is already anachronistic, I don't see the harm. Plus, it's probably a lot better than the myriad of authentic names the rank-in-file soldiers had for the group … |
| Marshal Mark | 29 Apr 2017 6:02 a.m. PST |
I would think it strange to see the term corps used in a set of ancients rules. It would make me think the author doesn't know much about ancients and has ported over a set of Napoleonic rules. |
| Weasel | 29 Apr 2017 8:41 a.m. PST |
I organize my factions into corps after I buy their codex :D |
| etotheipi | 29 Apr 2017 12:57 p.m. PST |
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