09-13-2007, 07:58 AM
Tarbicus\\n[quote]antiochus\\n[quote]Unfortunately our understanding of the triarii is misleading. F. W. Walbank in his paper “Naval Triarii, The Classical Review, Volume 64 No. 1 (1950), p10-11, tried to highlight this by stipulating the name triarii given to the fourth squadron at the naval battle of Ecnomus was a pun or a degrading nickname. The fourth squadron because it was pulling the transports were slow, and slow can relate to old age, which is what the triarii are---old men. ........
........What if there was always another 600 triarii guarding the camp? What if one group of 600 triarii were younger (46 to 50 years old) than the other group of 600 triarii? What if the Romans believed a fitting role for the older 600 triarii was to guard the camp? Now I’m not saying if an additional 600 triarii is true or false, as Polybius does say the triarii “remained constant at 600 menâ€
........What if there was always another 600 triarii guarding the camp? What if one group of 600 triarii were younger (46 to 50 years old) than the other group of 600 triarii? What if the Romans believed a fitting role for the older 600 triarii was to guard the camp? Now I’m not saying if an additional 600 triarii is true or false, as Polybius does say the triarii “remained constant at 600 menâ€
(Mika S.)
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"Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit."
"Audendo magnus tegitur timor." -Lucanus-
"Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior." - Catullus -
"Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit."
"Audendo magnus tegitur timor." -Lucanus-
