12-20-2006, 01:01 AM
Heh. Yes, I wouldn't rule out stealing ideas from the Parthians, that's for sure and I certainly am not disputing that the Romans, as a general rule, learned from their enemies, but to see Segmenta as a direct response to Parthian Arrows, I would have to see more compelling evidence. To be sure, I have no problem with them adopting Segmenta as a better Body Armour type (to what degree is another matter), I just don't see it as a response to a particular weapon. However, I would be very wary of attributing it to an individual reformer.
Matthew James Stanham
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