04-28-2013, 04:52 PM
Quote:I would vote for the roman army of the Principate because the roman armies of the late antiquity were only roman army in name.I strongly disagree with that. The armies of the Principate were full of recruits from the provinces, and the auxilia was for 100% made up from non-citizens. The myth that Roman armies of Late Antiquity was full of barbarians has already been dispelled well and good.
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)