02-01-2007, 09:55 PM
The TV movie "Atilla" was dissapointing, for one. The depiction of early imperial Roman soldiers, from around 100 AD, as late Western Roman troops was one. Also the fall of Chalons (?) and the slaughter of it's inhabitants when, in fact, it held until Aetius's army could come and, with the Goths, defeat Atilla.
It seems to me that the Roman Army at that point would, in fact, have been using chain mail armor almost exclusively, and have reverted to the later, rounder shield of the later empire. Also, they used, in the movie, the Roman line as a typical infantry line, charging into Atilla's army in loose formation... I don't know, but wouldn't the Roman Army have maintained a tight formation, bent on turning the Hun hordes away?
Older movies, of course, are dissapointing, but I'd like to see newer ones with more realism put into the legions and such, not the economy ones off teh shelves!
It seems to me that the Roman Army at that point would, in fact, have been using chain mail armor almost exclusively, and have reverted to the later, rounder shield of the later empire. Also, they used, in the movie, the Roman line as a typical infantry line, charging into Atilla's army in loose formation... I don't know, but wouldn't the Roman Army have maintained a tight formation, bent on turning the Hun hordes away?
Older movies, of course, are dissapointing, but I'd like to see newer ones with more realism put into the legions and such, not the economy ones off teh shelves!
