09-07-2007, 06:51 AM
Hi all,
Cheers for the many responses. I know comparing the the classical legions of the Early Empire to those of the Late Empire is a bit subjective. Too many years spent studying the days of Caesar and Augustus, I still find myself afflicted with the remnants of the disease known as Classicism.
As has been pointed out, the two eras in question were very different times and cultures. Simply because the Late Legions in question existed during the decline of the Empire in the West by no means indicated that they were inferior to the ones that conquered Gaul.
Cheers,
Scott.
Cheers for the many responses. I know comparing the the classical legions of the Early Empire to those of the Late Empire is a bit subjective. Too many years spent studying the days of Caesar and Augustus, I still find myself afflicted with the remnants of the disease known as Classicism.
As has been pointed out, the two eras in question were very different times and cultures. Simply because the Late Legions in question existed during the decline of the Empire in the West by no means indicated that they were inferior to the ones that conquered Gaul.
Cheers,
Scott.
"What else then, is all of history, but the praise of Rome?" - Petrarch
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A. Flavius (Scott)
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A. Flavius (Scott)
