05-28-2010, 06:31 AM
Quote:In this case, which may be the whole case with this topic, we have no idea who the "Romans" were-- probably mostly Germans! :lol:Why? It's been quite a while the the idea was debunked that the Late Roman Army consisted mostly of Germans. 'Barritus' is not even a Germanic word (as was long thought), a 'barrus' being a elephant.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)