12-22-2010, 08:14 AM
Quote: I'm coming to the view that the Draco standards purpose was to denote the position of a units commander.Ah.
Quote:.. a deliberate ploy so as not to reveal exactly where the overall commanders position was within the army.Oh?
Both statements together are a complete contradiction. :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)