Matthew Johnson wrote:

>>"This was before Jesus' time, in fact, just a hair
>>before Julius Ceasar changed the republic into an
>>empire."
>
> Why, thank you, Bart. Thank you for illustrating so clearly to every
> reader that you dig your own hole all the more deeply, when you
> _think_ you are digging it for me!

Let's see who's point is illustrated:


> You _still_ don't understand how wrong you are! The web-site I cited
> covered the organization of the Roman Army for that _entire_ period:
> it said "Late Republic and Early Empire". That covers the _entire_
> reign of Julius Caesar AND Augustus.

So you keep citing something pertaining to the reign of Julius
Ceasar, while I, very clearly, said "BEFORE Julius Ceasar."
Typical, but then you've never shown yourself to be exactly
a master of English.


> 'Outre'? What language are you trying to speak?

That would be more of this "English" of which I spoke
above.  I realize it's a two-syllable word, but still,
one supposes you have access to a dictionary (that the
big book holding up the corner of your sofa.)


>>"By Jesus' time, I'm not sure if the Roman army had
>>expanded to include non-Italians.  Soldiers had to
>>be citizens, and citizenship wasn't handed out lightly."
>
> And this paragraph is WTILL wrong!

So you think I'm wrong about being "not sure"?  What
a hoot.  (Oh yeah:  "WTILL"?  What language are you
trying to speak?")

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