Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Rights of the Roman soldier
#6
Quote:I'd be careful extrapolating from that. The Romans must have had different standards of what constituted being an invalid from, us, but Tacitus' account of the mutinies refers to a time of recruitment shortage, not standard practice throughout.

pretty right. But happened to and fro. I wonder how useful a soldier without leg, hand, or whatever could be back then? :o
[size=85:2j3qgc52]- Carsten -[/size]
Reply


Messages In This Thread
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Carlton Bach - 04-16-2008, 07:22 AM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by D B Campbell - 04-16-2008, 10:18 AM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Carlton Bach - 04-16-2008, 12:43 PM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Tiberius Clodius Corvinus - 04-17-2008, 07:23 PM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Decius - 04-17-2008, 07:42 PM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Carlton Bach - 04-17-2008, 08:48 PM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Magnus - 04-18-2008, 05:22 AM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Carlton Bach - 04-18-2008, 06:38 AM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Magnus - 04-18-2008, 08:31 AM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by D B Campbell - 04-18-2008, 11:18 AM
Re: Rights of the Roman soldier - by Cornelius A - 09-02-2011, 07:51 PM

Forum Jump: