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To: AzSteven

The Romans weren’t big on cavalry either. I believe many of their horsemen were auxiliaries also. Heavy infantry was their forte.


40 posted on 07/30/2015 12:05:44 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoCal Pubbie
The Romans weren’t big on cavalry either. I believe many of their horsemen were auxiliaries also. Heavy infantry was their forte.

The stirrup and girdle for saddles hadn't been invented yet.

The Huns brought that key technology to the West.

89 posted on 04/19/2019 5:04:20 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
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