06-02-2007, 07:03 AM
Thank you Wolfgang !
Yes, as I pointed out, "effectiveness" is not the only or even most common reason to adopt a particular type of equipment.
Probably 'die out ' is too strong a term - for all we know the last ptolemaic army may have included leather/textile armour in its battles with Caesar !
But the implication of the Alexandrian tomb paintings and literature is that "roman style" equipment and armour largely replaced other types........
Yes, as I pointed out, "effectiveness" is not the only or even most common reason to adopt a particular type of equipment.
Probably 'die out ' is too strong a term - for all we know the last ptolemaic army may have included leather/textile armour in its battles with Caesar !
But the implication of the Alexandrian tomb paintings and literature is that "roman style" equipment and armour largely replaced other types........
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
