The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army

[antiochus]

I read the sample section on “Origins of the Roman Army by Giambattista Cairo” and from what I read all Cairo is doing is discussing are the theories of Fraccaro and then Sumner’s ridiculous paper “The legion and the centuriate organization JRS 60 : 67 – 78.”

Is this what you get for your money, one person discussing another person’s work? This explains why I know so many people who refuse to buy books on the Roman legion…they're sick of the same claptrap.