01-23-2006, 07:34 PM
I vote for 7th century too.
If a revolutionary millitary device or way suddenly appears people usually loose their consrevative traditionalism and adopt it.
If the Huns had the stirrup I can see no reason why the eastern Roman cavalry did not used them given the number of Hun mercenaries after Attila?
Surely the roman military traditions would be very adaptive if need be.
Kind regards
If a revolutionary millitary device or way suddenly appears people usually loose their consrevative traditionalism and adopt it.
If the Huns had the stirrup I can see no reason why the eastern Roman cavalry did not used them given the number of Hun mercenaries after Attila?
Surely the roman military traditions would be very adaptive if need be.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com