02-24-2017, 02:39 AM
(02-24-2017, 02:24 AM)Nathan Ross Wrote:(02-24-2017, 01:05 AM)markhebb Wrote: his belief that the Scholae Palatinae were the bodyguards of Magnus Maximus.Wot? Eh? Does he mean all the scholae palatinae? Surely not? MP Speidel continues to amaze, apparently... [img]http://cdn.romanarmytalk.com/rat/images/icons/shocked.png[/img
Well...here it gets tricky. How many SP units actually existed in the 4th century? I suspect not the full complement of 12 listed in the ND. Aside from that there's the question of whether only the SP carried the Chi-Rho on their shields as in that frieze......my beef however is I think the SP weren't 'permanent' bodyguards. i would argue that different emperors used different troops....
