Hello.
I'm not an expert in this part, and i will not pretend being, but nonetheles i will make a suggestion.
I'm studying for my Roman history exam, and rumour has it, that the Principate will be the main topic, so i decided to check this area more. My focus in Roman History was always the middle and late republic (thanks to EB i must say), and never about the principate, since, well honestly, no mod centers on that area (which is a shame imho).
So to get to the point, what struck me was, the huge amount of praise for the cavalry of the Mauretanians. They are mentioned in at least 10 places, culminating in their major impact during the reign of Trajan, where they are described as the elite of the elite. They are mentioned many times before, serving as a very important part of the armies of the Roman Emperors, (even Avgustus IIRC).
So, i know that i'm talking about an era more then 300 years after the game's start, but it did make me wonder about the subject.
Did the Mauretanian cavalry really became so powerful that much later on? Were they unsignificant during EB's main time frame? Or were they thought of being included in EB I, but they just didn't make the cut (other units were more important)?
The book unfortunatly doesn't describe how this cavalry looked like, but i would really be interested in some feedback on the subject.
Thanks a lot
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