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This comes from someone who has been indulging on one too many game of Europa Barbarorum. Lonchophoroi Hippeis = Medium Hellenic Cavalry, a historical unit and packs quite a punch in the game.

Okay, now for the question. Have you ever tried to incorporate historical terms into your story for no reason except for the Rule Of Cool and then try to come up with proper justifications in hindsights?

I have. Nowhere else is this clearer seen than in my novel. First, I "invented" a beam weapon (read: taking a generic beam weapon from you-know-what-anime-it-is) and then called it the Pilum Launcher. And then I went out of my way to justify why it is so called. Much technobabble will ensue:

- It is a disposable beam launcher that has exactly two shots per piece. Similar to the standard arms of a Roman legionary.
- It uses a fusion battery that can project these two shots in the form of long, thin, armor-piecing/energy-field-piercing beams in very quick succession, but at very short range. Again, similar to the Roman pila.
- And finally, each Mechanized Frame goes into battle carrying one of these, clipped to the inside of their anti-beam physical shield. Which is where the Romans kept their clutches of pila.

There goes my example. What about you?