Themistocles: Athenian Statesman and General who defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis sending their plans to invade Greece back another decade in 480 B.C.
Vs.
Gaius Marius: Roman consul who reformed the Roman military and whose diplomatic and influential thinking tactics defeated every army in his path at least once.
"This going to be the greatest match-up ever as two of the ancient worlds finest generals duel to the death, we're going to be looking at Themistocles battle of Salamis and Gaius Marius battle at Aguae Sextiae." Geoff said.
"Now Marius was known for his conquests of Germany while Themistocles was known for defeating the Persian King Cyrus the Great's massive fleet at Salamis but for the first time in history Themistocles will fight on land and see if that changes anything in the final battle." Mack said.
"Lets take a look at my continuous tale of the take." Dr. Dorian said.
Themistocles:
Circa: 480 B.C.
Age: 47
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 165 Pounds
Weapons, Armor & Battles:
Xiphos
Dory Spear
Aspis
Corinthian Helmet
Bronze Cuirass
Battle of Salamis
Gaius Marius:
Circa: 101 B.C.
Age: 56
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 155 Pounds
Weapons, Armor & Battles:
Gladius
Hasta
Scutum
Iron Galea Helmet
Lorica Hamata
Battle of Aguae Sextiae
Close Range:
Gladius v. Xiphos
Since we've seen both weapons preform in the tests before our team of experts reviewed the testing and are now ready to decide which weapon gives its warrior an edge? "The Gladius gets my edge it has much longer reach then the Xiphos and its one hit one kill design, edge: Gladius." Geoff said.
"I agree if it weren't for a weapon like that Gladius then Rome wouldn't be known as the massive and powerful empire that it known as today, edge: Gladius." Mack said.
"The Gladius gives you a much more powerful killing blade when compared to the much smaller Xiphos and another thing is that the Xiphos was not issued into the Roman military because of its smaller profile, edge: Gladius." Dr. Dorian said.
EDGE: Gladius
Mid-Range:
Hasta v. Dory Spear
Since we've seen both weapons preform in battle before which do our experts give an edge? "The Hasta has the reach but the Dory has the superior versatility and it also has two spear for dangerous situations, edge: Themistocles." Geoff said.
"I disagree with you on this one Geoff, the Dory Spear does have the greater versatility and greater functions as well but the Hasta gets my edge do to its longer reach, edge: Hasta." Mack said.
"We've also got to remember that the Dory was able to easily pierce the Chainmail and Plates worn by the Rajput meaning it can go through the Lorica Hamata Marius wore like a hot knife through butter, edge: Dory Spear." Dr. Dorian said.
EDGE: Dory Spear
Special:
Aspis v. Scutum
"The Aspis has the much greater defensive capabilities and as well as offensive abilities then the Scutum, it can block blows and break bones were as the Scutum is mainly a defensive weapon, edge: Aspis." Dr. Dorian said.
EDGE: Aspis
Armor:
Corinthian Helmet, Bronze Cuirass & Aspis v. Iron Galea Helmet, Lorica Hamata & Scutum
"The armor that Themistocles wore is far more protective then Marius' armor and that is for the main reason that the shield that Themistocles used in battle is far more useful you can block blows and you can deliver blows, edge: Themistocles." Geoff said.
"I agree with you 110% however I would say that the shields are slightly even, both the armor and helmet goes to Themistocles." Mack said.
"Themistocles gets my edge as well, superior armor and effectiveness in the functions used by that armor, his shield also is perfect for defense and an unstoppable offense, edge: Themistocles." Dr. Dorian said.
EDGE: Themistocles
Battles:
Battle of Salamis v. Battle of Vercellae
Mack looked at the Themistocles expert and asked him what Themistocles most decisive victories was.
"Well after the death of his father King Darius, Xerxes took the throne of Persia and was determined to keep it he also wanted to defeat Athens for not only bringing any offerings to him but because Athens proved an unyielding opponent in 480 B.C. he lead a massive Persian fleet against Themistocles himself, Themistocles and his Athenian fleets were caught in a trap by the Persian Fleets at Salamis however Themistocles' fleet of Athenians were the greatest Naval fighters at that time, they had revolutionary vessels they were light, and fast ships which were very easy to maneuver, Themistocles thought of changing the legendary Athenian cliche of Shield and Spear to many of the admirals wanted to avoid the battle, but Themistocles was dead on set on stopping Persia from invading Greece he had one of his men tell Xerxes that they wanted the Greeks wanted retreat Xerxes took this moment to hold their ground blocking any kind of escape while they slept sound the Persians were on the heals and alert giving them an attacking advantage, the Themistocles used the wind that were working for Xerxes against him he had all his vessels forwards to engage the Persians being well rested and having faster ships completely decimating the Persians one ship at a time ramming into the Persian boats and sending them to the bottom of the water." the Themistocles expert explained.
Then Mack looked at the Gaius Marius expert and asked him what him most decisive victories was.
"That would have to be when he beat the larger in size Germanic military force at Vercellae, in this battle Marius was outnumbered about 10 to 1 in this battle he used decisive and more powerful overwhelming Roman Calvary which allowed him to decimate the Cimbrian calvary the Romans then threw back the remaining Cimbrian's with unmatched infantry assaults an unbelievable victory for the Romans but with one slight cost to his enemies two of the Cimbrian generals were killed the others were taken prisoner this ended the Cimbrian War.
After examining both Themistocles and Gaius Marius' tactics which does Mack give the edge? "Both men were legendary generals Marius crushed a larger in size Cimbrian military with hard hitting calvary attacks and unbeatable infantry attacks, whereas Themistocles used quick decisive and unexpected assaults to create panic on the battle field which he would use on Marius to defeat him." Mack said.
EDGE: Battle of Salamis
Ex-Factor Evaluations:
"First up is Tactics and this goes to Themistocles because he was thinking in a way nobody else ever did at his time so we rated Marius at an 90 compared to Themistocles at an 99 then with Diplomacy both were great diplomats as well however we rated Marius at an 93 compared to Themistocles 91 with Battlefield Effectiveness Marius has the edge because he has the experience needed to fight on land in an army on army scenario so we rater him with a 98 while Themistocles was indefinitely a great warrior at sea but when it comes to land he has little experience so we only rated him at an 90 Then with Generalship both were legendary and incredible military leaders so we rated them both at an 92, Finally with are last ex-factor is Ethics and this is a close match here but we only rated Marius at an 93 compared to Themistocles at an 95." Robert Daly said.
"Okay Robert we've got everything from the ex-factors, weapons, and the overall effectiveness of their armor and fighting styles now its time to see who is the Deadliest Warrior?" Geoff started. "Butt for the first time on Deadliest Warrior we've got a warrior who only fought at sea fighting on land so Themistocles will have two Spartans assisting him, whereas Marius will lead 3 Legionnaires alongside with a single Centurion." Geoff concluded.
Themistocles: OOO
Marius: ooooo Ø ø
The battle opens up to Themistocles sitting in a camp with 2 other Hoplites he plans out his attack on the incoming Persian Fleet, however he doesn't know that Gaius Marius has plans to invade Greece to, Marius is seen leading 3 Legionnaires & 1 Centurion Themistocles looked up the hill where the men were standing and he ordered his Hoplites to attack, but Marius ordered his men to form a shield wall, once the Bronze and Brass shield wall of the Spartans closed the distance of the Steel and Red Shield Wall of the Romans one of the Legionnaires fell back to the ground with a laceration in his throat which he got from a Dory Spear of one of the Spartans. (Ø4-3) Then a Legionary thrust his Hasta at a Spartan hitting his Bronze Cuirass but did not penatrate far enough to hit anything vital, then the Spartan responded by swing his Aspis hitting the Roman across the head breaking his neck then he stabbed through his Lorica Hamata with his Dory finishing him off leaving the blade in his chest. (Ø3-3) Then the Centurion drew his Gladius and a Spartan walked up to him and he swung his Gladius but the Spartan managed to block it with his Aspis, then the Centurion blocked the Spartans Dory with his Scutum, finally the Centurion swung both his Scutum and Gladius at the same time knocking the Spartans Aspis to the side, while slamming his sword into his Corinthian Helmet denting it, then the Centurion finished him off by slashing him across the face, (ø3-2) Then Themistocles began to advance on the Romans as his last Spartan began to fight the Romans, as he made his way up the hill, a Legionary ran towards him with his Gladius drawn, then Themistocles swung his Aspis knocking the Romans helmet off then he stabbed him in the throat with his Xiphos. (Ø2-2) Then Themistocles last Spartan swung his Aspis at Marius' Centurion as Marius came sneaking up behind the two men as they fought, the Spartan managed to swing his sword at the Centurion whom jumped backwards to dodge it, then the Centurion swung his Gladius but the Spartan blocked it and returned fire by swinging his Aspis knocking the Centurion backwards giving him enough time to pick up a Dory and ram it into the Centurions chest and he then continued to thrust his Spear into the Centurion to the point that the Roman fell backwards to the ground dead. (Ø1-2) However his victory was cut too short as Marius rammed his Hasta through the Spartans chest and then he tore the Hasta out from his body and pushed the Bronze covered battle-tank forwards dead. (ø1-1) Then he and Themistocles met face-to-face and he and the Greek Statesman circled around each other glaring at each other as they did and Marius thrust his Hasta at Themistocles, but he blocked it with his Aspis knocking it to the side then he thrust his own spear at Marius and managed to stab him in the leg, Marius screamed in pain and dropped his Hasta and drew his sword and chopped down at the Dory breaking it in half then he stabbed his sword into the ground and tore out the spear tip and picked up his sword and once more, the two men continued to walk around in a circle Themistocles threw the shaft of the spear to the ground and drew his Xiphos as Marius charged and swung his Gladius but again failed as Themistocles blocked it with his shield, then he swung his Xiphos but Marius knocked it to the side with his Scutum, both men stared at each other once more, but Themistocles swung his Aspis and Marius tried to block the blow with his Scutum but it resulted in him breaking his wrist and dropping the shield, angered Marius swung his Gladius and managed to cut Themistocles across the face, wounded and pissed Themistocles swung his Aspis knocking Marius backwards giving him space to load up a strike of his Xiphos and he thrust his Xiphos into the chest of Marius piercing his collarbone sending him to his knees then he twisted the blade and tore it out, Marius then held onto his bleeding wound as Themistocles kicked him backwards sending him flying to the ground and he cracked his skull open upon making impact with the ground below. (Ø0-1) Then Themistocles raised his Xiphos in the air and roared "Athí̱na zei eléf̱thero gia mia álli̱ dekaetía."in victory.
Gaius Marius: 49.98% Themistocles: 50.02%
Gladius: 56% Xiphos: 44%
Hasta: 49% Dory Spear: 51%
Scutum: 30% Aspis: 70%
Armor Fail Rate:
Helmet: 12% Helmet: 7%
Armor: 44% Armor: 12%
Shield: 4% Shield: 1%
Ex-Factors: (Ex-Factor Averages)
Tactics: 90 Tactics: 99
Diplomacy: 93 Diplomacy: 91
Battlefield Effectiveness: 98 Battlefield Effectiveness: 90
Generalship: 92 Generalship: 92
Ethics: 93 Ethics: 95
Wins: 2,499 (93.2) Wins: 2,501 (93.4)
"In one of the closest match-ups ever Themistocles won but just barely because he had far superior weapons and was much more of a thinker which gave him the superior advantages in tactics, both men were literally split down the middle in the ex-factors the fact of the matter is Marius did play to having experience with army on army combat but when it came down to small squad combat he didn't have the right weaponry to win." Robert Daly said.
Next-week its a battle between two of the early pre-modern worlds most fiercest mercenary units.
Genoese Crossbowman: the deadly long range killers whose Steel Crossbow neutralized the English Longbow in the Hundred Years' War.
Vs.
Landsknecht Dopplersoldner: the ferocious Germanic mercenaries who served in the Spanish Tercio the modern worlds first ever organized military force.
This marks the beginning of a new age of Deadliest Warrior so as always this is MarleyTucker101 signing off and saying don't forget to leave a comment...what do you want to see...who do you want who to fight...? And as always Live Long and Prosper...