09-27-2006, 01:12 AM
I'll never give up! Never!
I keep reading up on the stuff and the newest lead i have is Russ Cowan's Osprey book Roman Legionary 58BC-AD69 that has an illustration of a legionary fighting expedite.
Cowan states that Caesar mentions his troops fighting without armor and cites Civil Wars Book III, 75 & 84.
Since I am living in a different state from my Loeb edition of the Civil Wars I found an online translation of both chapters and find both make reference to "advanced light troops" (chap 75) and "advanced guard" (chap 84) both references suggest that these troops are interspersed with his cavalry.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library ... mciv_3.htm
What is the Latin word that this translation is referring to when it speaks of "Advanced light troops/guard"?
The only other source Cowan provides is a carving from a legionary headquarters at Mainz that shows two roman soldiers(?) in close formation but one obviously is wearing only a tunic.
So, this is a new direction (for me at least) Can anyone help me further my search?
I keep reading up on the stuff and the newest lead i have is Russ Cowan's Osprey book Roman Legionary 58BC-AD69 that has an illustration of a legionary fighting expedite.
Cowan states that Caesar mentions his troops fighting without armor and cites Civil Wars Book III, 75 & 84.
Since I am living in a different state from my Loeb edition of the Civil Wars I found an online translation of both chapters and find both make reference to "advanced light troops" (chap 75) and "advanced guard" (chap 84) both references suggest that these troops are interspersed with his cavalry.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library ... mciv_3.htm
What is the Latin word that this translation is referring to when it speaks of "Advanced light troops/guard"?
The only other source Cowan provides is a carving from a legionary headquarters at Mainz that shows two roman soldiers(?) in close formation but one obviously is wearing only a tunic.
So, this is a new direction (for me at least) Can anyone help me further my search?
"Hige sceal pe heardra, heorte pe cenre, mod sceal pe mare pe ure maegen lytlao"
"Will shall be the sterner, heart the bolder, and spirit the greater as our strength lessens."
Matthew Webster
"Will shall be the sterner, heart the bolder, and spirit the greater as our strength lessens."
Matthew Webster
