06-26-2006, 08:37 AM
I'm afraid that's not known. The sources, as quoted in Rance's article, often rely only on 'ancient' description, without real eyewitness reports. We just can't tell.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
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)