04-30-2017, 07:46 PM
Excellent etymological capabilities Duncan Campbell. (I, wonder, when will we see a translation from a work concerning siege warfare of for example Hero of Alexandria from you?) Now, let’s increase the complexity.
Evan Schultheis, you wrote in your book:
https://www.academia.edu/13124202/Chapte...Roman_Army
Ammianus’ mention of 700 men in two turmae, and Zosimus’ ile or ala of 600 would seem to coincide with possibly both qunigenary and milliary strength alae. But Julian, in his letter to the Athenians, and Zosimus both say he received a guard of 360 men from Constantius: this nearly matches Ammianus’ 350 man turma. It may, however, be safest to assume the ala continued to be its principate strength of 512 men.
May I perhaps ask you, what is your reasoning for this?
So Arrian for the 2nd century has an ile of 512 horsemen, and Zosimus for the 4th century has an ile numbering 600 horsemen. (Lydus has alai of 600 horsemen and turmae of 500 archer-horsemen.)
What happened here?
Let’s find out the interconnectivity of the ala, turma and ile.
Evan Schultheis, you wrote in your book:
https://www.academia.edu/13124202/Chapte...Roman_Army
Ammianus’ mention of 700 men in two turmae, and Zosimus’ ile or ala of 600 would seem to coincide with possibly both qunigenary and milliary strength alae. But Julian, in his letter to the Athenians, and Zosimus both say he received a guard of 360 men from Constantius: this nearly matches Ammianus’ 350 man turma. It may, however, be safest to assume the ala continued to be its principate strength of 512 men.
May I perhaps ask you, what is your reasoning for this?
So Arrian for the 2nd century has an ile of 512 horsemen, and Zosimus for the 4th century has an ile numbering 600 horsemen. (Lydus has alai of 600 horsemen and turmae of 500 archer-horsemen.)
What happened here?
Let’s find out the interconnectivity of the ala, turma and ile.
