11-29-2010, 07:48 PM
I have a copy of Thompson's book, it has both the Latin with English translation.
Not sure if I agree with Wiki on the date, I think most (?) historians feel it was written during the reign of Valentinian I (whom Ammianus stated was an 'inventor of arms').
I believe there is evidence in Vegetius of a description of the Currodrepanus, featured in the De Rebus Bellicis, as an anti-elephant weapon!
Not sure if I agree with Wiki on the date, I think most (?) historians feel it was written during the reign of Valentinian I (whom Ammianus stated was an 'inventor of arms').
I believe there is evidence in Vegetius of a description of the Currodrepanus, featured in the De Rebus Bellicis, as an anti-elephant weapon!
Adrian Coombs-Hoar
