Roman Winter Campaigning

[Theodosius the Great]

I think winter was the standard campaigning season for obvious reasons.

Yes, but apart from climate, logistical reasons, the availability of harvested grain in storage was an important consideration as well in the ancient world. Does it say when exactly Verus went east?

Sorry, it wasn't MA, rather it was Severus. I've been reading this for about a week and I'm currently on Heliogabalus (aka Elagabalus) :roll:

Anyhow, it says : "When the summer was already ending, therefore, he [Severus] invaded Parthia, defeated the king, came to Ctesiphon, and took it. It was almost winter - for in those regions wars are better carried out in winter, although the soldiers live on the roots of grasses and contract diseases and sickness as a result."

Hmm...what can we make from this ?