05-12-2019, 10:37 AM
Caesar fought in the the Siege of Mytilene in 81 BC when he was 19. At the time he was a Legate under Marcus Minucius Thermus. Caesar wanted to be noticed in battle and, in a siege, that meant scaling the walls, not sitting in a saddle watching other people fight.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books