07-12-2015, 05:57 AM
Quote:Quote:Just to be clear, when you say "Romans" you mean people from the city of Rome itself, right? I was talking about Italy, but this is even more specific.
I'm talking about Roman citizens. There were no "ethnic Romans" at this time, hadn't been since like the 5th century BC. "Roman" became a superculture.
What about people from Italy specifically? I know most of Stilicho's troops were from the upper Danube and the Rhine, but is there any evidence that people from Italy were still serving at this time?
Quote:Have you read Ian Hughes' book on Stilicho?
That's one of the few I haven't read. Is it worth getting? I do have his book on Belisarius.