09-13-2008, 08:06 PM
Hi Spartan (mind your signature!!), could you clarify what you mean exactly by the comitatensis infantryman? The comitatenses infantry were operating just like the other Roman infantry, the only difference being that they were not encamped along the borders but in the hinterland as a defence in depth. Oh, and they received more pay. As far as I know, these tactics remained the same in the East until Heraklios invented the military Themes in the mid-7th century, which saw the rise of a more local defence.
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)
