05-22-2014, 02:35 PM
I would suggest that they are two different officers with the same name. At Amm. 14.11.14, Ammianus refers to a Bainobaudes who was tribunus scutariorum. These scutarii were probably cavalry (we have discussed the nature of these units before). The tribune Bainobaudes referred to in Amm. 16.11.7 as being cashiered for letting the Laeti get away commanded cavalry troops (Amm. 16.11.6). On the other hand, the Bainobaudes referred to in Amm. 16.11.9 as involved in the crossing of the Rhine and who was killed at the battle of Strasbourg (Amm. 16.12.63) was tribune of the Cornuti and thus an infantry officer.
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)
