11-23-2019, 09:09 PM
"neither could the Romans apply their strength effectively against tribes whose power and strength did not depend on the survival of a city-based economy"
Well, yes and no. Yes, because it was much harder to deal them a decisive blow.
No, because the Roman army had subduesd such tribes before. No, also, because the german tribes were not nomads without territory living off the land. the Romans could - and did- deny them the use of their land to subdue them, or make them allies by selling them the idea of becoming citizens, as they had done with the Gauls, the British, and others.
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Well, yes and no. Yes, because it was much harder to deal them a decisive blow.
No, because the Roman army had subduesd such tribes before. No, also, because the german tribes were not nomads without territory living off the land. the Romans could - and did- deny them the use of their land to subdue them, or make them allies by selling them the idea of becoming citizens, as they had done with the Gauls, the British, and others.
Also, please add your real name to you signature - in your profile. It's a forum rule.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
