Lex Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~madsb/home/war/vegetius/ I thought some of you might be interested in this. It's an online version of the military manual written by Vegetius during the late Empire. It's very short and really interesting. It really describes how very different and inferior the army was in this period. Some soldiers apparently refused to wear their armour, except their shield (even in battle!). Any comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 By that period, the western Roman army was inundated by 'Barbarian' culture. For all intensive purposes it was almost not really Roman anymore. Vegetius is an excellent read. He is sometimes discredited, as he himself never served the Legions, but all in all he's an invaluable resouce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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