04-22-2006, 11:54 AM
Yes, that may have been the case. Gibbon might have thought a crossing over a bridge unacceptable , as the Romans would've prohibited that, so a frozen river ('act of God'?) might have weakened the frontier enough for the Romans to be overwhelmed. In the eyes of Gibbon, of course, speculated by me.
Indeed, there had been crossing over frozen rivers during Romand times, Rhine as well as Danube.
Indeed, there had been crossing over frozen rivers during Romand times, Rhine as well as Danube.
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)
