08-25-2006, 07:04 AM
Avete Omnes,
I read a book on this war called "69 A.D." by Gwyn Morgan.
I have a question about Otho's military situation (maybe Jasper can answer this) : why couldn't Otho have brought the Danubian legions across the Adriatic by sea ? I believe they were already mobilized by November. Was this too late in the season to attempt an amphibious landing on Italian soil ? I believe Sulla made a similar journey around the same time when he made his second march on Rome.
BTW, IF Otho could have done so, would this have been a faster way of bringing the legions to his aid ? The fleet at Ravena was loyal to him.
Theo
I read a book on this war called "69 A.D." by Gwyn Morgan.
I have a question about Otho's military situation (maybe Jasper can answer this) : why couldn't Otho have brought the Danubian legions across the Adriatic by sea ? I believe they were already mobilized by November. Was this too late in the season to attempt an amphibious landing on Italian soil ? I believe Sulla made a similar journey around the same time when he made his second march on Rome.
BTW, IF Otho could have done so, would this have been a faster way of bringing the legions to his aid ? The fleet at Ravena was loyal to him.
Theo
Jaime
