![]() ![]() ![]() Still more of a problem is the reluctance of these men to fight well in a situation they neither know nor care about. This is an important consideration when famine may only be one failed harvest away. Forcing peasants to leave the land and fight is cheap and quick, even if it does damage the prospects for the next harvest. Men, no matter how untrained or unready for war, are always useful in battle - the enemy can be weakened simply by having to hack a way through the press of bodies. Units Peasants Peasants are reluctant warriors at best, but a life of endless toil and drudgery does at least produce strong backs and an acceptance of grim reality. At the battle of Adrianople in 378, the Goths destroyed an Imperial army and killed the Emperor. While the Goths tried to behave peaceably, the Romans treated them abominably. ![]() ![]() Historically, the Goths were driven across the Danube and into Roman territory by pressure from the steppes. They were, however, still dangerous warriors and well able to exploit any weakness in Roman lands or among their more barbarous neighbours. ![]()
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