07-14-2016, 08:32 AM
What astonishes me is that the author appears to have made no reference at all to the works of Julian, Ammianus or Zosimus, the first two of which are essential when describing 4th century battle formations, tactics as well as the arms & armour of the troops. The authors would have realised that both Ammianus and Julian had seen Clibanarii in person and gave detailed descriptions which differ markedly from the cover artwork.
The author seems to have overly relied upon Prof Richard Abels (?) and wiki for the book's text and it suffers grievously as a result.
I really do feel I wasted my money on this purchase as I would have been better off just printing off the wiki articles and Abels work its based on!
The author seems to have overly relied upon Prof Richard Abels (?) and wiki for the book's text and it suffers grievously as a result.
I really do feel I wasted my money on this purchase as I would have been better off just printing off the wiki articles and Abels work its based on!
Adrian Coombs-Hoar
