05-02-2006, 08:07 PM
AFAIK Aalen was a cavalry fort behind the limes line and home to a reaction force. In planned operation, the ala would not have operated alone, of course. The Romans rewgarded cavalry as the supporting arms of infantry, so basically they are the secondaries called on as needed. And in a crunch, Roman cavalrymen were able to fight on foot.
Also, while Aalen was technically the 'home base' of a cavalry unit, we can not at all be sure whether it wasn't home at some point to parts of infantry cohorts or even legionaries. We know from Vindolanda that groups of soldiers were often posted away from their unit's technical 'home'.
Also, while Aalen was technically the 'home base' of a cavalry unit, we can not at all be sure whether it wasn't home at some point to parts of infantry cohorts or even legionaries. We know from Vindolanda that groups of soldiers were often posted away from their unit's technical 'home'.
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