07-19-2008, 10:30 AM
No from what I've heard the Roman soldiers were quite eager to engage in battle against each other in the civil war. They were soldiers not pansy strategists on a chess board. War is more than the tools they use and in fighting somewhat familiar foes there is no fear of the unknown involved either. It becomes a contest of stategy, discipline, and skill which would very much have appealed to the hot blooded Roman soldier.
Derek D. Estabrook