10-26-2008, 03:10 AM
Thanks Robert
Sadly, you're right. Primary sources in this period aren't obliging. But a detailed digest (like yours) of available evidence, as Paul implies, is an incredibly valuable contribution to secondary sources.
It would seem to be a matter of continuing to patiently familiarise ourselves with what evidence there is so that we can "get a feel for" the military and civil service cultures that held sway in different eras and in different parts of the later empire/s. That's going to be the best help in the sifting process.
Cheers
Howard/SPC
Sadly, you're right. Primary sources in this period aren't obliging. But a detailed digest (like yours) of available evidence, as Paul implies, is an incredibly valuable contribution to secondary sources.
It would seem to be a matter of continuing to patiently familiarise ourselves with what evidence there is so that we can "get a feel for" the military and civil service cultures that held sway in different eras and in different parts of the later empire/s. That's going to be the best help in the sifting process.
Cheers
Howard/SPC
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"Life is still worthwhile if you just smile."
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