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Participants wanted, first \'all late Roman\' Event
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Any ideas why roman infantry started fighting differently?<br>
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I imagine that the change was not a sudden "black-white" switch but more a gradual change of emphasis that occured starting when vexillations became the norm (Marcus Aurelius) until Diocletian's reign. Small scale battles and flexible fighting in odd scenarios changed tactics away from large and complex formations and conseqently the role of the individual soldier changed too.<br>
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I imagine the late roman infantry battle to not be similar to greek hoplitic battles, expected to be brief, but more similar to italic pre-manipular battles or germanic phalanxes but with the discipline and flexibility necessary to win a drawn out battle. In particular I imagine that sword exchanges were not last resort moments, like in greek hoplitic battles, but probably somewhat expected to occur sooner or later. If the enemy broke, fine. But if it didn't it was necessary to fight it out and the best way to make an enemy formation break was to carve a hole in it (good old sword play) or out maneuver it (cavalry).<br>
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Jeffery Wyss
"Si vos es non secui of solutio tunc vos es secui of preciptate."
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Re: Participants wanted, first \'all late Roman\' Event - by Anonymous - 11-27-2003, 10:00 PM
Re: Proposal 1 - proposed date of the event - by Anonymous - 11-28-2003, 04:22 PM
Re: Proposal 1 - proposed date of the event - by Anonymous - 11-28-2003, 11:02 PM
Re: Proposal 1 - proposed date of the event - by Anonymous - 11-30-2003, 09:34 PM
old ever green discussion - by Goffredo - 12-01-2003, 08:48 AM
Re: old ever green discussion - by Robert Vermaat - 12-01-2003, 10:32 AM
Re: old ever green discussion - by aitor iriarte - 12-01-2003, 10:43 AM
sorry for raising issue - by Goffredo - 12-01-2003, 11:25 AM
Festivals - by aitor iriarte - 12-01-2003, 04:29 PM
Late Roman Period Get Together - by Anonymous - 12-01-2003, 10:14 PM
Re: Festivals - by Anonymous - 12-02-2003, 05:54 AM
Late Roman Get ogether - by Anonymous - 12-03-2003, 09:02 PM
Re: Late Roman Get ogether - by aitor iriarte - 12-03-2003, 09:11 PM
Late Roman Get Together - by Anonymous - 12-04-2003, 06:40 AM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by aitor iriarte - 12-04-2003, 07:59 AM
Late Roman Get Together - by Anonymous - 12-04-2003, 08:06 PM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by aitor iriarte - 12-04-2003, 08:40 PM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by aitor iriarte - 12-04-2003, 09:49 PM
Body Armour - by Anonymous - 12-06-2003, 06:45 AM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by Anonymous - 12-06-2003, 07:40 AM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by aitor iriarte - 12-06-2003, 02:51 PM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by Anonymous - 12-06-2003, 03:12 PM
Re: Late Roman Get Together - by Robert Vermaat - 12-06-2003, 04:38 PM
Late Roman Get Together in UK - by Anonymous - 12-09-2003, 06:47 AM
Re: Late Roman Get Together in UK - by Anonymous - 12-09-2003, 07:34 PM
Kirby Hall gone? - by Robert Vermaat - 12-09-2003, 10:11 PM
Archeon News! - by Daniel S Peterson - 12-11-2003, 08:15 PM
Re: Archeon News! - by Robert Vermaat - 12-12-2003, 02:46 PM
Re: Archeon News! - by TITVS SABATINVS AQVILIVS - 12-12-2003, 03:29 PM
Re: Archeon News! - by aitor iriarte - 12-12-2003, 03:54 PM
Late Roman Events - by Anonymous - 12-12-2003, 08:22 PM
Re: Late Roman Events - by Anonymous - 12-13-2003, 09:32 AM
EH? - by FAVENTIANVS - 12-13-2003, 11:35 AM
Re: EH? - by aitor iriarte - 12-13-2003, 11:42 AM
Re: EH? - by Anonymous - 12-19-2003, 04:58 PM
Re: EH? - by Robert Vermaat - 12-21-2003, 11:18 PM
Hey there - by Anonymous - 12-25-2003, 02:25 PM
Re: Archeon News! - by Robert Vermaat - 11-30-2004, 08:38 AM
Re: Archeon News! - by Lucius Aurelius Metellus - 12-01-2004, 12:16 AM
Re: Archeon News! - by Daniel S Peterson - 12-01-2004, 01:37 AM
Re: Archeon News! - by Robert Vermaat - 12-01-2004, 03:02 PM
Re: Archeon News! - by FAVENTIANVS - 12-01-2004, 07:58 PM
Re: Archeon News! - by Anonymous - 12-01-2004, 11:54 PM
Archeon 2005 Late Roman event - by Robert Vermaat - 12-02-2004, 12:12 AM
Re: Proposal 1 - proposed date of the event - by Anonymous - 12-02-2004, 09:19 PM
Re: Proposal 1 - proposed date of the event - by Anonymous - 12-06-2004, 02:15 AM

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