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Unarmored Legionaries?
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06-26-2009, 04:40 PM
In his account of the battle between Macrinus and Elagabalus in 218 AD, Cassius Dio remarks that Macrinus had his legionaries fight unarmored and with smaller shields than usual. I was curious if anyone knows how common of an occurence this was - is there evidence for legionaries fighting unarmored at other times, or was this a one-time occasion?
Jonathan

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Unarmored Legionaries? - by The Alexandrian - 06-26-2009, 04:40 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Ross Cowan - 06-26-2009, 05:08 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Iagoba - 06-26-2009, 06:23 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Matthew Amt - 06-26-2009, 08:44 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Jvrjenivs - 06-26-2009, 08:59 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by marka - 06-27-2009, 09:19 AM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Sardaukar - 06-27-2009, 01:25 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by john m roberts - 06-27-2009, 08:39 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Iagoba - 06-27-2009, 08:54 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Robert Vermaat - 06-27-2009, 08:57 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Ceannt - 06-28-2009, 01:18 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by Matthew Amt - 06-28-2009, 07:53 PM
Re: Unarmored Legionaries? - by marka - 06-30-2009, 08:46 AM

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