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The light armed cohorts discussion and evidence

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The light armed cohorts discussion and evidence
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02-14-2010, 12:14 PM
Quote:Arrian seems to be describing pila, what era were the Alans from?
The Alans in this case date to 135 AD, but they occur in Roman sources fromthe 1st to 5th centuries AD.

This part (Acies 16) of Arrian (where its mentions ‘spears ending in thin iron shanks’) does not agree with the orgininal text (MS Laurentius gr.LV 4). My argument.
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Re: The light armed cohorts discussion and evidence - by Robert Vermaat - 02-14-2010, 12:14 PM

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