12-14-2009, 03:50 AM
Quote: (Iustus Lipsius) dates are 1547-1606 with his de Militia Romana being published in 1595/6 (I only got to see a 1610 edition in the National Library of Scotland, which of course made no reference to earlier impressions, but the British Library has one from 1596).
This is great news. I now have another 100 years to finish the book. D D
Quote:I thought Livy bashing, along with the judicious use of Vegetius when he conveniently proves a point, was obligatory in Roman military studies
Has this methodology proven anything? Has it given us the tools to reconcile Polybius' legion with the rest of the primary sources? Has it proven that Caesar is down sizing his army numbers or is he actually telling the truth? I have better results by trying to understand the primary sources than to find fault with them.