05-03-2010, 06:51 PM
Hi John,
Fist, a request - could you please adjust your quoting of messages of others? Quoting these in full is confusing and it takes up a lot of space. As a mod, i try to keep up.
Fist, a request - could you please adjust your quoting of messages of others? Quoting these in full is confusing and it takes up a lot of space. As a mod, i try to keep up.
Quote:The same with the sagum. Was it really just a square piece of cloth? A square piece of cloth is a square piece of cloth at the end of the day. It follows then that trying to attach military significance to it is a waste of time? Why worry about sagums? They are, after all, just another square piece of cloth.Well, I recall that in this discussion it was you who made the connection between a sagum as a military piece of clothing.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
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)