11-22-2013, 03:00 PM
Quote: He also suggests that late roman army abandoned earlier heavy armour and started to wear for example leather armour "like the auxiliaries". I thought he would have had more knowledge of the late roman military equipment. Quite disappointing.
IIRC (and I will have to consult the book when I get home from work), in Goldsworthy's Complete Roman Army, the illustrations of a late legionnaire do bear a striking resemblance to the images of a republican/principate auxiliary. Granted, these are only artistic renderings.....
There are some who call me ......... Tim?
