12-30-2006, 01:46 PM
I don't agree with Davide, Zosimus is talking about the actual numbers of troops for the campaign. But that does not mean a very big Roman army, it means field army plus a whole lot of hired foreign troops, which were disbanded after the campaign was over. That, too, is mentioned in the sources.
No, I disagree with the notion that a high number of troops should mean unreliable sources.
No, I disagree with the notion that a high number of troops should mean unreliable sources.
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)
