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"Companion to the Roman Army"
#46
Quote:In chapter two about the late republic army it goes about saying that the Pugio was an every day use knife with no use in combat. I personally like rather the "emergency" very-close combat alternative when there is not even space to use your gladius.
Daniel, you`re absolutely right! There is no worse shape for an "everyday tool" than the shape of the pugio blade!
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#47
I know I liked the book, but the publisher has just sent me an unsolicited second copy and charged me once again. Hmmmm
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#48
Quote:In chapter two about the late republic army it goes about saying that the Pugio was an every day use knife with no use in combat.
name and shame the author Daniel!
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#49
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Ebusitanus:1mp571u7 Wrote:In chapter two about the late republic army it goes about saying that the Pugio was an every day use knife with no use in combat.
name and shame the author Daniel!
Adrian Goldsworthy, according to the notes. :wink: I doubt he'd feel very shamed if it's the case.
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#50
Contents can be found here.

(Looks as if chapter 2 is by Gary Forsythe?)
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#51
I keep trying to order it via the link and it lets me get as far as the buy item button and then when I click on it it keeps coming up with an error.

This has happened three times so far, has anyone else had this problem.

p.s is it better that Goldsworthy's complete Roman Army
Scribonius

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#52
Des,
This is not comparable to Goldsworthy's. It's a 500+ page academic work on the Roman army with very few/no pictures and lots of footnotes.

Just so you know. :wink:
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Jasper Oorthuys
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#53
Quote:It's a 500+ page academic work on the Roman army with very few/no pictures and lots of footnotes.
I love footnotes. Footnotes can be more interesting than the article. 8)
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#54
Well, so do I. I remember on one of the first days of my freshman year studying history, one of our professors introduced the footnote for a historian as "They are the gravey to the potatoes." Big Grin
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Jasper Oorthuys
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#55
Quote:the footnote for a historian as "They are the gravey to the potatoes." Big Grin
I like that description, a lot Big Grin
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#56
Jasper,

surely a book this expensive (although not so bad with the discount if I can ever get it to work on the link), should not be covered in gravy and potatoes!!!!!
Big Grin
Scribonius

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#57
Look at this page and see if there is an error?
page 308
the first paragraph under 3 Pay
hmmmm, I had to read it three times before I was convinced the author didn't say what he meant, but I could be wrong.
Caius Fabius Maior
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#58
Actually the pugio blade shape has lots of practical uses. A fork, a spoon aknife, a shaving tool..........one would think!
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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#59
so, does anyone really believe that auxiliaries got 1/6th the pay of the regular legions?????? Page 308
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#60
Quote:so, does anyone really believe that auxiliaries got 1/6th the pay of the regular legions?????? Page 308
It's still more than they deserved.... :wink:
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