03-21-2004, 04:17 AM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>Thanks to Vibius Maurinus a reference in Josephus, BJ 5.503 (perseus.mpiwg-berlin.mpg....ection=491 ) to dekadarchès as a title for squad leaders in the first century AD Roman army.<hr><br>
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So they existed, but still dont have a name for it in Latin. Josephus was a Greek speeker, he was using the term from Hellenistic military manuals for a file of 8 men.<br>
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When did they start getting different pay, and actually became a "rank" though? Treadgold in <em>Byzantium and Its Army 284-1081</em> states they were being paid differently and considered a "office" by the Sixth Century, in turn citing AHM Jones <em>Later Roman Empire</em> and a 1978 article in <em>Chiron 8</em> by a R.P. Duncan-Jones. Those are some old works, is that view still valid? <p></p><i></i>
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So they existed, but still dont have a name for it in Latin. Josephus was a Greek speeker, he was using the term from Hellenistic military manuals for a file of 8 men.<br>
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When did they start getting different pay, and actually became a "rank" though? Treadgold in <em>Byzantium and Its Army 284-1081</em> states they were being paid differently and considered a "office" by the Sixth Century, in turn citing AHM Jones <em>Later Roman Empire</em> and a 1978 article in <em>Chiron 8</em> by a R.P. Duncan-Jones. Those are some old works, is that view still valid? <p></p><i></i>
