07-09-2010, 07:17 AM
Quote:But remember that Alaric took Rome (the city) three times, by starvation, by blockade, and finally by sacking. That is a record not accomplished by the ancient Celts nor the later Vandals. Three times hammers home a sharp point. :lol:We disagree there. I do not count the coming to terms in 408 and 409 as anythink like a 'taking of Rome'. That way, you can count any bargain between the Romans and an enemy as a 'taking of Rome'. :wink:
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)