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Question on Terms

Author: * Ivarr Scylding - 5 Posts on this thread out of 16 Posts sitewide.
Date: Apr 7, 2003 - 12:48

I could use some help. Does anyone know what the following terms are? I can not find them in my books. They are listed as the formation used at the Battle of Strasbourg by Ammianus. It is confusing because the only refrence I can find says that by this time the antiepilani, hastati and primi ordines were no longer in use.

I also am not 100% sure what the Bracciati, Cornuti, are other than titles for units.

Does anyone know?

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