11-22-2013, 10:11 AM
Quote:If I remember correctly, in the page 16 the author tells how the heavy armour seems to be disappearing in depictions of the roman soldiers in the late 3th c. AD.
Yes, it's page 15-16, when discussing the 'reforms' of Gallienus. He also goes for the 'elite central cavalry reserve' idea too. It's probably too much to expect any one historian to cover all the aspects, but it is strange that Potter follows such a dated idea about the army when he seems so well informed on recent studies in other areas.
Nathan Ross
