02-17-2010, 04:24 PM
Quote:Ah yes, the allmighty if. The bane of all theorists. I'm not disagreeing with you about the Taifali, I am saying that they were the primary cavalry force of the Britons, but chances are they were split up under "Arthur's" twelve captains who later became the knights of the round table.
ONE Where did you get the notion that the Taifali were the primary cavalry force in britain? Sources, please. Afaik they were just one unit among many cavalry units in britain. PLUS, as John Conyard rightly points out, as far as we know these taifali were a Roman cavalry unit with a tribal name, and we have no guarantees that even a single Taifali tribesman served among them. The use of 'tribal' or 'heroic' unit names in the Late Roman army is an old one, and so far the conclusion has never been reached that that every 'trabal' name suggested soldiers from that ethnic group.
[moderator]TWO. Please leave Arthur alone. It does not belong to this thread, nor on this forum. Such unsubstantiated stuff as when Myrddin was born is interesting to other forums, please refrain from posting on those topics any further. Yes, this is a formal warning. PM me if you disagree. [/moderator]
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
