03-23-2017, 12:52 AM
Nathan wrote:
If the Polybian consul was using his quaestors as fleet commanders then this seems likely. They would still have been inferior to any praetors or propraetors commanding legions though.
What threw was why did the consul Junius divide his fleet up between the quaestors and not his legates. Then yesterday, after looking at the nature of Junius’ mission, it becomes clear. Junius’ fleet is on a supply mission, so his legates would have remained back at Lilybaeum with the legions maintaining the siege. Had Junius been transporting the legionaries to another location, then, the legates would have been on board.
Another puzzle bits the dust.
If the Polybian consul was using his quaestors as fleet commanders then this seems likely. They would still have been inferior to any praetors or propraetors commanding legions though.
What threw was why did the consul Junius divide his fleet up between the quaestors and not his legates. Then yesterday, after looking at the nature of Junius’ mission, it becomes clear. Junius’ fleet is on a supply mission, so his legates would have remained back at Lilybaeum with the legions maintaining the siege. Had Junius been transporting the legionaries to another location, then, the legates would have been on board.
Another puzzle bits the dust.
