01-30-2007, 07:24 AM
Quote:A person I know postulated that they were stationed behind the legions and fired overhead.
That's how I see them used in Late Roman times, yes, but I guess that wasn't common practise throughout all of Rome's military history.
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)