Hi.
I've been wondering about the follwing thing for quite a while, and I figure this is the place to shed a bit of light of it.
Roman army has had a history of being adaptable, incorprating many new tactics and equpment along it's existance (manipular formation, gladius, armor reinfocements for the legions fighting in dacia to name only a few).
However, despite suffering quite a few defeats due to lack of cavalry (Cannae and Carrhae come to mind) and being put at a disadvantage in numerous other situations (many battles in the war with Carthage, Magnesia etc), the romans(to my knowledge) never made any efforts to develop a significant cavalry arm.
Never quite understood why. I mean, smebody should have noticed the utility of a strong cavalry, right?
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