08-07-2010, 05:21 PM
Quote: But the high number of casualties seems not to have been of great effect on the Roman offensive capabilities. Therefore I would suggest that (like Constantine and Licinius a few years earlier) both opponents had swelled their number with large amounts of hired mercenaries for this campaign.
You are, of course, assuming that the casualty figure is reasonably accurate
Nik Gaukroger
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