Cavalry re-enactment

[Ironhand]

The barbarians were warriors. The Romans were soldiers.

Soldiers aren't warriors. The latter will always lose in a pitched battle against the former. A group of warriors constitutes nothing more than a mere rabble. Soldiers are trained to fight as a unit which gives them the cohesiveness or stamina that enables them to win pitched battles. Warriors fight as individuals and the Romans did not fight this way - unless they appear in Hollywood films :wink:

Spoken like a true Roman. I could picture a Roman discussion sounding something similar. A touch of Roman pride thrown in. :roll: :lol: The barbarians couldn't have been that bad or Rome wouldn't have utilized them so extensively. Don't forget that "barbarians" learned from the Romans and adopted their strategies. I don't think you could call the Goths rabble. Even some of the Celtic groups such as the Gauls adapted.
Rome definately set a good example for soldiering, but its not like it was beyond the "barbarians" to adapt and utilize Roman techniques.