09-14-2007, 10:02 AM
Quote:The HA depicts Julianus as a man with some military ability when it came to repelling barbarians from his provinces as a Praetor.
Lets be honest, beating the northern barbarians wasn't actually very difficult for Roman armies for most of the time - I don't think it tells you too much about military ability.
Nik Gaukroger
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