08-03-2010, 08:39 AM
The battle of Mursa Major is a battle between Constantius II and Magnentius, resulting the loss of over 50,000 Roman troops due to that battle. This is comparable to the total loss of Roman lives during the battle of Cannae.
So in what way does this battle affected the overall performance of the Late Roman army? It isn't easy to replace the loss of so many men in such a quick time, and if anything, is bound to allow barbarians to cross the Roman borders as a result of the death of so many troops, and yet the Romans still managed to replace their loss.
Is this battle really insignificant in the grander scheme of things?
So in what way does this battle affected the overall performance of the Late Roman army? It isn't easy to replace the loss of so many men in such a quick time, and if anything, is bound to allow barbarians to cross the Roman borders as a result of the death of so many troops, and yet the Romans still managed to replace their loss.
Is this battle really insignificant in the grander scheme of things?
Raymond Ngoh
