Funny Question about Caligae

[Paullus Scipio]

The same phenomenon can be observed in the Roman army of the third century.

...which makes one wonder just how many other analogies, particularly military ones, there are between two pre-industrial empire-building nations with 'professional' armies........................ recruiting local militias to aid the 'regulars' ( auxiliaries), using alliances with 'native' chieftains on borders ( Romans with Germans on the Rhine, British with Amer-Indian nations ...and ensuing 'fall-outs' ( Rome with Batavians, British with Pontiac and other chiefs....), the differences between 'auxiliaries' and regulars becoming blurred ( British and Hessian 'auxiliaries'...British and Sepoy troops in India...)