04-09-2013, 07:04 PM
I agree, thats a really interesting observation (hasta/sword) Robert. The adoption of the spear was a reaction to fighting cavalry then? Getting a longer reach in the 3rdC against Gothic cavalry and Persians? I had read the spear was back in vogue during that century (IP Stephenson), but not as much as people think (Ross Cowan/Simon James).
Paul Elliott
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.