User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 4 battle 9 Alexander the Great vs Julius Caesar/@comment-5232784-20130313011250

1. Swords

The Roman Gladius can be longer than the Kopis, is double-edged (Kopis is only sharp on the inside part) and hails from an age were advances in metallurgy should outdo that of Alexander's time. Plus the Gladius is lighter as well.

Edge: Julius Caesar

2. Javelin vs spear

You can have several Javelins at the ready during combat, but usually only one spear (hard to replace a broken spear during the heat of combat). Javelins also have a much greater range, since they are throwing weapons. Nuff is saiyeth!

EDGE: Julius Caesar

3. Composite bow vs Crossbow

Crossbows are more powerful but take longer to reload. I also think they don't have the range either. I think the composite bow is the better weapon, but in a small engagement like this, it won't make too much of a difference...

Edge: Julius Caesar

4. Special

The Labrys Axe looks huge, and has two big blades on it. The Dolabra Axe also has two blades, but is smaller, and the other blade on it is smaller than the fore blade. However, the Dolabra looks as if it can be used as a throwing weapon as well as a melee one: that Labrys looks way too big for that. Plus, you can wielded the Dolabra faster.

EDGE: Julius Caesar

5. The X-Factor!

Alexander the Great has this one in the bag: though his armor comparatively stinks, he has better tactics and experience. Even against stronger foes, better intelligence and experience can win one the day.

Edge: Alexander

I vote here and now in the position of Julius Caesar: sure, he isn't as experienced, or as smart, the weapons he has and his fighting men will trump any and every soldier Alexander has. The Greel Phalanx fell before the legions of Rome, the latter disdaining the Greek fighting method. The Romans knew how to fight, and they will be fighting with a history over defeating and overcoming Phalanx Macedonian and Greek warriors. Heck they ransacked the Seleucid and Ptolemaic Greek empires for crying out loud!

JULIUS CAESAR WINS HIS RIGHT TO HAVE A SALAD NAMED AFTER HIM

ALL HAIL CAESAR SALAD!!!!!!!