04-12-2010, 10:03 AM
Quote:as the auxillaries were mostly farmers and not warriors?
I think the Batavians and Tungrians would disagree with you there! :roll:
The Batavians had a long tradition of military service, with particular specialist skills in amphibious warfare. Manningly in "Imperial Possession: 54 BC - AD 409: Britain in the Roman Empire" described the Batavians as being like the Gurkhas in the British Army.
Cheers
Caballo