In a very general pop history sense, what I understand is that prior to cavalry's emergence, chariots were the main mounted arm of most land armies, but that with stronger and larger breeds of horse, they were supplanted in this role by cavalry.
Are there any records of what this process was actually like at the time? Did generals realise this was happening, or was this change so gradual that individual soldiers wouldn't have taken note of it? How often did chariots come into contact with cavalry, and did these encounters cause an immediate change in doctrine? Was there an 'arms race' for stronger horse breeds? I don't want to force modern parallels/comparison, but was this process anything like technological revolutions that occurred in much more recently like muzzle loaders vs. breech loaders or prop planes vs. jets?
I realise this is a very broad question, but I'd be interested to hear any answers with regards to specific areas or time periods.
In the Cyropaedia, or Education of Cyrus, Xenophon is generally considered to be using Cyrus as a mouthpiece for his own ideas.
He has Cyrus reequips his light Persian infantry as heavy infantry, and they distinguish themselves in battle. But then, Cyrus says...
>"...my heartβs desire was to see my Persians comfortable and commanding astride their own mounts. Even now, I knew, most of my men were chiefly interested in getting rich and returning to Persia. Because I had higher hopes for their futures, I would have to keep my own counsel. My plan, then, was to use their desire for wealth as a means of revolutionizing our military traditions with the adoption of cavalry. This change would have to be finessed."
Through the middle half to the book, reequipping the persian army as a cavalry force comes up again and again as he gradually find the horses.
Then Xenophon has Cyrus say...
>βI think we should make it a rule from this day forward to mock any Persian who disgraces himself by trudging along on foot.β
I'm hoping someone can give me perspective/context on this.
The Greek military tradition was to rely on heavy infantry as the mainstay of the army. The heavy cavalry days of Alexander were still quite a ways off in Xenohon's time. Xenophon himself was an accomplished general who helped his 10,000 Greek mercenaries β mostly heavy infantry, though he reequips some as slingers, archers, and cavalry. I also know Xenophon wrote a book on cavalry tactics and training, but I haven't read this.
So were Xenophon's ideas odd at the time? Did the Greeks always prefer cavalry, but simply lacked the skilled horsemen to make it work? Can we read Cyrus's preference for cavalry as representing a wider preference in the Greek world?
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Hello, I am an Ottomon Empire main and I am struggling against Dragoons or ranged cavalry in general. I think Skrimisher do well against them, but Ottomans don't have them. I also mainly play in the second Age.
Thanks in advance.
As much as I don't like the guy, I have to admit he was a damn fine general. He was so feared that even Sherman wanted him gone. It got me thinking tho: was there a Union general that was in par with Bedford Forrest?
I have 8 years of work experience on agile software development teams, the last 4 as a TPM. I have a CSM certification, which I may let expire in a few months rather than pony up more money to the Scrum Alliance.
Question 1 do you think it's ACTUALLY worthwhile renewing CSM Cert?
I'm getting a BS in Project Management, and will take the PMP exam as soon as I graduate next year.
Lately, as I've been applying and interviewing, I've been wondering if I should actively pursue some additional certifications, particularly PMI-ACP and different SAFe options.
Question 2: how valuable has the PMI-ACP been in your experience if you have it? If you don't, what is your perspective on the certification?
Question 3: can anyone share their thoughts on SAFe certs for PMs? Which one should I pursue, Agilist, Practitioner, Scrum Master, Lean Portfolio Management?
Perhaps I should put my career aspirations out in front: I love tech, I like business, and I like people. Over the next few years, I want to work my way into a position of senior leadership in tech for an up and coming tech company. Would any of these certifications help me on that path? Would any be nothing more than a waste of time and money? I'm guessing that my path to where I want to go may involve an MBA, but I won't be ready to take that on for 2-4 years, and want to maximize my career earnings in the short and medium term. I'm 31, and have every intention of remaining in Los Angeles for the long haul.
Question 4: got any general career advice for me? Suggestions on finding a mentor for the next stage of my career?
Iβve notice a lot of media shows cavalry holding their spears or lances straight up at their side constantly, and I canβt imagine they would able to do that consistently. Just curious how theyβd normally transport it!
tldr; how to integrate Github with documentation
Main Question: How to integrate Github with Gitbooks specifically and if you guys can give advice on your documentation methods and practices for 2 person startup both of us are engineers coding. We want to work in the following Agile Method:
I am the founder of a startup and don't have a lot of industry experience. I value documentation and have learned basics in University in my computer science degree.
These documents are used by the team so that we are on the same page and our objectives are clearly defined before we start coding.
The current system i'm thinking for documentation is the following:
1. Single MVP Document
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Purpose: Long term visionary end goal, final MVP goal
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visionary document with future implementation goals
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This document will get iterated as we go through the sprints, it will be a single document that we continuously update on Gitbooks
Table of contents:
i) Introduction -Purpose of system, scope of system, overview of document
ii) Current System -Problem Statement
iii) Proposed System -Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, System Models -> Personas, Scenarios, Use Case Models(Use Case Diagram/User Flow Diagram)
iv) UI Design Sketches
2. Sprint Document for each sprint
- Purpose: short term literal representations of each sprint
- each sprint would have its own separate document
- each sprint would have different functional requirements and features as we will be adding/removing once we do testing
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Table of contents:
i) Introduction
-Purpose of system, scope of system, overview of document
ii) Proposed System
-Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, System Models -> Personas, Scenarios, Use Case Models(Use Case Diagram/User Flow Diagram)
iii) UI sketches
iv) Hypothesis
- assumptions and measurable qualitative and quantitative goals
v) Results
-graphs, data, analysis
-Having separate document for each sprint will give us insight on what step to take next
Which generals are best for cavalry, besides cavalry generals? Infantry or armor?
