08-25-2013, 06:11 PM
Thanks Nathan,
You have indeed been very, very helpful. If indeed soldies were paid three times p.a (presumably every four months) then they certainly would have had to be careful on what they spent it on!
As for Fullofaudes, I'd imagine he died fighting against the Saxons, while Nectaridus fell in the north, though the lack of concrete evidence either way gives me room for a bit of interpretation. Also, Ammianus suggests the Wall garrisons rebelled and mutinied, allowing the invaders through, this doesn't suggest it wasn't manned (I very much doubt that) but that they conscientiously betrayed the Roman authorities, and the areani played a bit part in that.
In regards to the books you've provided, the second one seems very very useful, than you so much for that. As for the first... it is with no small degree of disappointment I see someone has more or less beat me to my chosen topic (the conspiratio barbarica) - I spent a good amount of time researching the available fiction to see what had already been done (obviously not enough though!) and in a sense my novel will lose its "novelness". Oh well! ;-)
You have indeed been very, very helpful. If indeed soldies were paid three times p.a (presumably every four months) then they certainly would have had to be careful on what they spent it on!
As for Fullofaudes, I'd imagine he died fighting against the Saxons, while Nectaridus fell in the north, though the lack of concrete evidence either way gives me room for a bit of interpretation. Also, Ammianus suggests the Wall garrisons rebelled and mutinied, allowing the invaders through, this doesn't suggest it wasn't manned (I very much doubt that) but that they conscientiously betrayed the Roman authorities, and the areani played a bit part in that.
In regards to the books you've provided, the second one seems very very useful, than you so much for that. As for the first... it is with no small degree of disappointment I see someone has more or less beat me to my chosen topic (the conspiratio barbarica) - I spent a good amount of time researching the available fiction to see what had already been done (obviously not enough though!) and in a sense my novel will lose its "novelness". Oh well! ;-)
