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Now, why did I start this thread?!?!?!
To prove the new book on Roman legions is so interesting that within a few postings the entire subject of the thread changes ?
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Doesn't this qualify as one? :-) ) I'll check!
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And does it provide additional information compared to Bohec's Les legions de Rome?
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There are differences. Julio's book includes all legions from the Late Republic (Caesarian, Pompeian, etc. ) before merging or disbandment, and also Late Empire survivors. So it cobvers a longer period, and the origins of the Earlyu Imperial Legions are discussed individually.
Being a single author, Julio's approach is more systematic and homogeneous, although some of the essays in Le Bohec's are certainly better than Julio's corresponding unit studies... others are perhaps poorer.
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Hmmm...
"...and in the end the nature of insurgent warfare would defeat the legions."
Depends on your definition of insurgency I think.
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