03-02-2007, 10:12 PM
Ti Cl Nero: thanks for your suggestions
Robert: seems we've come to similiar conclusions
But regarding my writings about some units: thats much too long, all in German and has to be revised. I dont know when or how to use it -
hey Robert, maybe WE should start an online-project listing all sources for late Roman units, working years over years on that :lol:
For the moment one important observation referring to recruits. Its about legions sent to strenghten Amida in 359:
Ammianus 18.9.3:
Could that tell us anything about the meaning or not-meaning of iuniores?
Robert: seems we've come to similiar conclusions
But regarding my writings about some units: thats much too long, all in German and has to be revised. I dont know when or how to use it -
hey Robert, maybe WE should start an online-project listing all sources for late Roman units, working years over years on that :lol:
For the moment one important observation referring to recruits. Its about legions sent to strenghten Amida in 359:
Ammianus 18.9.3:
Quote: the Superventores and Praeventores under the command of Aelian, who was now a Comes. These last, while they were still raw recruits, had made a sally from Singara under the same officer, then only Protector
Quote: Superventores atque Praeventores cum Aeliano iam Comite, quos tirones tum etiam novellos hortante memorato adhuc protectore erupisse a Singara Persasque fusos in somnum rettulimus trucidasse complures.
Could that tell us anything about the meaning or not-meaning of iuniores?
Jens Wucherpfennig
