Weaponry on the Certosa Situla

[Imperial Dave]

interesting and I missed the discussion first time around. The cloud theory is one that could make sense of the archaeology

[Jim Webster]

Quesada Sanz's "cloud theory" of course was one of the key pieces of the WMWW evidence base.  I recall one of the spinoffs was a discussion of Roman warfare and whether the Romans were "chuck and charge" or "pilum skirmishers" .

Personally I suspect it would depend on what the enemy were doing. If they looked as if they were uncertain, chuck and charge is the tactic of choice. But along a battle line some units (on both sides) might fancy their chances, chuck and charge, and otehrs are doing the skirmishing

[Erpingham]

Zmodhikov's Roman Republican Heavy Infantrymen in Battle (IV-II Centuries B.C.) also featured.  Not freely available to download but can be read online here  Phil Sabin's Face of Roman Battle was also referenced but this doesn't seem to be freely available.

[Imperial Dave]

thanks for the link.......no I am not going to collect an early Roman army......

[Jim Webster]

thanks for the link.......no I am not going to collect an early Roman army......

I happen to have a pdf
I haven't a clue how. But here it is attached if you want it Holly

[Imperial Dave]

thanks Jim....appreciated

[Erpingham]

Dave, PM me if you need a copy of Sabin.  I won't post here - as it is only available behind a paywall, SoA can't republish it.  But sharing for personal study should be Ok (that's how I got it)

[Imperial Dave]

Dave, PM me if you need a copy of Sabin.  I won't post here - as it is only available behind a paywall, SoA can't republish it.  But sharing for personal study should be Ok (that's how I got it)

[Jim Webster]

Dave, PM me if you need a copy of Sabin.  I won't post here - as it is only available behind a paywall, SoA can't republish it.  But sharing for personal study should be Ok (that's how I got it)

gods alone know where I got my copy from because it's a word document that I was sent in 2005 and I've turned into a pdf

[Duncan Head]

I think I have the same version. I think it was a draft that the author posted on ancmed - I'm sure he was active there for a while. So maybe not completely the same as the final Historia version, but close enough.

[Jim Webster]

I think I have the same version. I think it was a draft that the author posted on ancmed - I'm sure he was active there for a while. So maybe not completely the same as the final Historia version, but close enough.

There are times when I'm surprised at what I find lurking in the corners of my hard drive 

[Duncan Head]

There are times when I'm surprised at what I find lurking in the corners of my hard drive 

Plenty of times I've come across something on the web, gone to download it, and found I have got it already.  Cheaper than buying duplicate books, of course.

[Imperial Dave]

I have a hard drive full of 2,3 or 4 copies of many articles.......

[Jim Webster]

I have a hard drive full of 2,3 or 4 copies of many articles.......

I resemble that remark

[Imperial Dave]

at some point I will go through the hard drive and remove the superfluous ones...should free up a bit of space