Roman \'Special Forces\'?

[LvpvsRomanvs]

It seems that, generally, when it came to tasks that modern armies deploy special forces for, the auxiliaries were used. The Batavians, as mentioned before, could serve as an example with their specialty in crossing rivers, the Tungrians for fighting in mountainous terrain. Perhaps the Romans had no need for what we call 'special forces' as it was usually auxiliaries that carried out reconnaissance, intelligence and sabotage. I think that cavalry detachments would have been best suited to this as they could travel lightly and also move swiftly. Auxiliaries seem to be the natural culprit for this roles.

But are we comparing the Roman military too much with the modern military? It does seem somewhat of a tendency.

- Lorenzo/Virilis