"The Byzantine Testudo and Shield Wall " Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Apr 2017 9:44 p.m. PST |
" Eastern Roman military history had suffered from a near total lack of proper histories written by those who witnessed the events. We historians have to fill in the lack of detailed information with what we know from similar events. In this case I can say that the Byzantine infantry units have not been given proper credit by historians. Byzantine infantry have lived in the shadow of the Roman Legions. But the Byzantine Army stood centuries longer than the legions of Rome. They must have been doing something right…"
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| Mardaddy | 15 Apr 2017 9:00 a.m. PST |
But the Byzantine Army stood centuries longer than the legions of Rome. They must have been doing something right…" Says all I need to know about the logic of the writer. |
| Codsticker | 15 Apr 2017 3:04 p.m. PST |
Yes, rather a bizarre statement… |
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