09-13-2007, 09:12 AM
Jim Bowers wrote: I'm also not sure I'd take the naval 'triarii' nickname as a serious derogatory one either, if you take it from the viewpoint that the Romans had a sense of humour, for all we know it might have been old timers themselves who dubbed them so.
Thanks Jim for the correction. Walbank refers to it as humour and my use of the word as a "degrading nickname" was incorrect and also misrepresenting Professor Walbank.
Steven James
Thanks Jim for the correction. Walbank refers to it as humour and my use of the word as a "degrading nickname" was incorrect and also misrepresenting Professor Walbank.
Steven James