07-13-2001, 08:27 AM
Salve,<br>
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That is an interesting text. However the circumstances of his death are not recorded in enough detail how he got to be killed. The Roman army was high on tooth and low on tail. There were no supernumerary clerks and other administrative staff, but these functions were performed by soldiers within the ranks who were to fight as well (the same still holds true today, for example the coffee making company clerk of the Rangers going on a raid as described in <i> Blackhawk down</i>). Only in the later empire the personel which was permanently detached away from the unit at various administrative staffs of the 'civilian' administration were formed into a <i> militia</i> of their own. So chances are he might as well have gone down fighting on the rampart as he could have been filling out triple copies of some form in the office.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
<br>
That is an interesting text. However the circumstances of his death are not recorded in enough detail how he got to be killed. The Roman army was high on tooth and low on tail. There were no supernumerary clerks and other administrative staff, but these functions were performed by soldiers within the ranks who were to fight as well (the same still holds true today, for example the coffee making company clerk of the Rangers going on a raid as described in <i> Blackhawk down</i>). Only in the later empire the personel which was permanently detached away from the unit at various administrative staffs of the 'civilian' administration were formed into a <i> militia</i> of their own. So chances are he might as well have gone down fighting on the rampart as he could have been filling out triple copies of some form in the office.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
