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A Theory About Vegetius
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07-17-2012, 07:15 PM
Quote: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.
We know from other sources that Vegetius was in all probability overstating his case.
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A Theory About Vegetius - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-16-2012, 12:07 AM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Draconis ( Tom) - 03-16-2012, 08:39 AM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Tim Donovan - 07-14-2012, 07:11 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Tim Donovan - 07-14-2012, 07:17 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Mark Hygate - 07-15-2012, 04:34 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2012, 07:15 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2012, 07:19 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2012, 08:19 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Mark Hygate - 07-18-2012, 02:54 PM
Re: A Theory About Vegetius - by Flavivs Aetivs - 07-19-2012, 01:07 AM
RE: A Theory About Vegetius - by Michael Kerr - 07-04-2017, 06:58 AM
RE: A Theory About Vegetius - by Robert Vermaat - 07-04-2017, 10:54 AM
RE: A Theory About Vegetius - by Flavivs Aetivs - 07-05-2017, 03:47 AM

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