08-05-2003, 02:10 PM
I have another question here:<br>
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.....I believe that Legionaries and Barbarians had pros and cons to their training, as you all have expressed here.<br>
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1) So how would one explain the more frequent defeats of the later Roman Empire's armies at the hands of Goths, Huns, Visigoths, etc.?<br>
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2) What this a result of a degenerative factor in training or was it as a result of more advancements (training, technology, etc.)within the barbarian hordes?<br>
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Just a bit curious.. <p></p><i></i>
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.....I believe that Legionaries and Barbarians had pros and cons to their training, as you all have expressed here.<br>
<br>
1) So how would one explain the more frequent defeats of the later Roman Empire's armies at the hands of Goths, Huns, Visigoths, etc.?<br>
<br>
2) What this a result of a degenerative factor in training or was it as a result of more advancements (training, technology, etc.)within the barbarian hordes?<br>
<br>
Just a bit curious.. <p></p><i></i>
aka: Julio Peña
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