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Legionnaire combat training

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03-09-2007, 01:47 PM

Salve,
Book I of Vegetius' Epitoma Rei Militaris (only latin text here) deals at length with legionary training; as you all know, though, Vegetius is extremely precious as a source, but has to be read with caution.
There are other sources briefly mentioning training, Polybius X,20 being one of those (have to check for others).

As for cavalry training in Hadrian's times, check Arrianus' Ars Tactica (widely dealt with in Hylands "Training the roman cavalry", 1993).
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Iuppiter Optimus Maximus resistere atque iterare pugnam iubet
(Liv. I.12)

Tiberius Claudius Nero
a.k.a. Carlo Sansilvestri

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Legionnaire combat training - by Lusitano - 03-08-2007, 11:52 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by Endre Fodstad - 03-09-2007, 12:51 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by Ti Cl Nero - 03-09-2007, 01:47 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by Endre Fodstad - 03-09-2007, 01:50 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by Ti Cl Nero - 03-09-2007, 01:58 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by john m roberts - 03-09-2007, 04:22 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by Lusitano - 03-09-2007, 04:33 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by M. Demetrius - 03-09-2007, 04:55 PM

Re: Legionnaire combat training - by Lusitano - 03-09-2007, 05:35 PM