07-14-2012, 07:11 PM
Quote:I once posted this in another forum, as the user Renatus may know, but I once proposed that if Vegetius was writing after the Battle of Adrianople or another catastrophic Roman Defeat, it may be possible that his reference to the lack of armor and discipline may be because it takes time to resupply the army from the fabricae and to train new replacement troops.
Didn't Vegetius write that late Roman soldiers "fell victim to archers" because they wore no armor? If so, it would appear the problem applied to regular troops.