03-04-2010, 12:16 AM
Hi Nicholas,
I'm not trying to get on your case, really. I don't even forbid the use of 'You-know-who' here [Voldemort].
And yes, I do know John Morris' Age of Arthur, which I think is great for straters, next to Leslie Alcock's Arthur's Britain, but as Matt already said, they were written 40 years agoi and lots of information has seen the light of day since then.
Written by.. ?
By the way, it's not a magister militium, but a magister militum. Small difference, I know, but I care.
And.. Ecdicius had a small number of hosremen, but no-one ever described them as cataphracts to my knowledge.
And indeed, you may mention that the actions of Ecdicius against Euric have been compared to a warband of a certain British leader called Voldemort.. I mean A.... :wink:
I'm not trying to get on your case, really. I don't even forbid the use of 'You-know-who' here [Voldemort].
And yes, I do know John Morris' Age of Arthur, which I think is great for straters, next to Leslie Alcock's Arthur's Britain, but as Matt already said, they were written 40 years agoi and lots of information has seen the light of day since then.
Quote: I have already said that I don't know much about horses, and I've also said that this was a particular translation I was going off. In this case the book was John Moris' "The Age of Arthur", which despite the name is an acurate history of Britain from Magnus Maximus to the Seventh century Saxon dynasties.I don't mind you using that book (or any other), I just would like to see a title plus a page number so I (or anyone else) can check that. That's normal in discussions.
Quote:And I read that arabian horses were used for cataphracts in the late roman section of "Rome and her enemies".
Written by.. ?
Quote:A few minutes later: Ok I dug up some dit on this guy Ecdicius. He was the son of Emperor Avitus and was magister militium at the time he won his great victory. Of where i have no clue because he isn't listed under magister militium per Gallias, or under plain old magister militium. When Euric was besieging many cities Ecdicius, paying for everything out of his own pocket, came along with his ten to eighteen cataphracts and relieved the seige along with buying the poor people food. That's about all of interest. In my opinion Moris mentioned him not because of his tiny yet mighty cavalry unit, but because of his "he-who-shouldn't-be-named" characteristics. We might be able to betermine some things from him. But I doubt we'll figure out much.Well, that sums up my plea for not posting too hastily! You should do that all the time - first look it up, write it down, look it over and then post.
By the way, it's not a magister militium, but a magister militum. Small difference, I know, but I care.
And.. Ecdicius had a small number of hosremen, but no-one ever described them as cataphracts to my knowledge.
And indeed, you may mention that the actions of Ecdicius against Euric have been compared to a warband of a certain British leader called Voldemort.. I mean A.... :wink:
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)
