03-28-2014, 12:20 PM
Quote:I’m not familiar with the early German army of the 1900’s (the Kaiser’s army?) or the Prussian army of 1870In 1908, the German army was described as a 'cadre' army that could not be set on a war footing without drawing on the reserves. I am not suggesting that this is an exact parallel but the principle seems similar.
Quote:it’s a cadre legion. To this can be added units of auxiliary troops like archers etc. I can’t see any reason not to add more Roman units to the core legion if need be.Such as detatchments from specialist legions, as I suggested in a recent post?
Quote:decanus (decanii plural singular not sure)Sing., decanus; plur., decani (NB. Only one 'i')
Quote:As I have explained in my previous post, the legion’s organisation follows that of a cross word (across and down), which is how the Roman voting bodies are organised (the century assembly is organised horizontally and the tribal assembly vertically).Despite being an avid crossworder, I still can't quite grasp this. Please explain a little more fully.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)