(02-10-2011, 11:15 AM)TJD Wrote: (02-10-2011, 10:44 AM)RADO Wrote: Al,
If I said it was chocolate you would say it's vanilla. If i said it was blue, you would say that it's green. If i said it looked and smelled like crap you would say it's a steak. As usual, you argue a point for the sake of arguing, either without any understanding of the issue or simply to be obstinate. From your statement above I wonder if you have ever studied the two periods in question.
Rado, this is the lowest sort of ad hominem reply. Al is argumentative. He's obstinate. And he's never studied! Sakes. You forgot to mention that he's from Oklahoma.
You need to apologize, and after you do that, you need to go away for a long time. I'm ashamed of you. Al's a good guy. All you've done is give us a fine little example of projection.
Tim
Just calling it like it is. Why don't you just go away to that other website you were trying to promote here?
For those desiring a bit of information on the subject, here is a link that is a pretty good secondary source for the Roman army organization of the periods under discussion. It's not complete but it is very well done and a good introduction into the period, with source information:
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Ro...ubdivision
Here is another link to all sorts of source material; free online:
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html
Have fun!