10-07-2011, 11:29 PM
Quote:Maurice, a bit later, however, states flatly that differeent cohorts had different coloured shields for identification purposes. That was in 600AD though ... :?That's no surprise, for by that time the unit colours seem to have been taken over by flags.
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)