What makes you think we don't know enough about the martial condition of
the later Roman Empire?
> Of course, I would still think that it is
> entirely possible, as the ROman's combat tactics allowed them to
> overpower the less well developed people's of Europe, and technologies
> like advanced steel, architecture, etc were state and guild secrets.
Most of Europe, well at least the bit around the Mediterranean Basin, was
part of the largest empire between the Atlantic and China. It stands to
reason that -within- said empire it would be rather peaceful, doesn't it?
Dwayne.
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