Talk:Caesar's Legion/Archive 1

Things to do

 * Caesar concerning floats form demo text extract.
 * Iron Lines case - integrated into Fort Abandon?

War with the NCR
Hoover Dam design document: (after failed Caesar's Legion attack on Hoover Dam) the NCR-BoS war has lasted for almost two years, attacks used to come frequently, but have died down to the point of stopping for almost a year.

Important witness of war was Candice Morris FoA chapter head in Hoover Dam, acting as historian.

Speculations stub - Roman empire

 * Factors of the ancient roman army success, probably admired by Caesar, were:
 * consistent motivation and cohesion.,
 * flexibility,
 * adaptation of good practices,
 * discipline, organization and systematization eg. in training, logistics, engineering or replacements system.
 * Vexillarius - in ancient roman army vexillifer was special duty post, unique to the legion; he was one of the signiferi (standard bearers); his duty was to carry the vexillum, a military standard displaying the name and emblem of the legion (in late antiquity it was common for a legion to detach some sub-units from the main camp to strengthen other corps; in these cases, the detached subunits carried only the vexillum, and not the aquila, and were called, therefore, vexillationes); Terrence is not a vexillum bearer, but slaver transport pack leader,
 * Centurion - in ancient roman army mid-level officer, the backbone of the professional army, career soldier who ran the day to day life of the soldiers as well as issuing commands in the field; centurions were generally moved up from the ranks, but in some cases could be direct appointments from the Emperor or other higher ranking officials; comparing the centurion to modern military ranks is problematic, as the century falls somewhere between modern platoon size (30-40 soldiers), and modern company size (100-200 soldiers); in fact centurions covered a whole range of ranks; ordinary century commanders would be equivalent to a modern army lieutenants (a first or second) or captains - as platoon or company level units commanders; the senior centurions leading cohorts would be equivalent to lieutenant colonels; the Primus Pilus, leading doubled first cohort, with his senior staff role (advisor to the Legatus Legionis) might be considered equivalent to a modern colonel.
 * Informal position of Caesar's right hand man, held by Joshua Graham (notice: (1) possible ancient mimicking positions: Tribunus Laticlavius - second in command or Primus Pilus - senior Centurion.
 * Caesars personal guards or part of the Legion together with Caesar - praetorians or the first cohort
 * With each legion having 4,000–6,000 legionaries usually supported by an equal number of auxiliary troops, the total force available to a legion commander during the Pax Romana probably ranged from 8,000–12,000. It is doubtful, if van Buren has so many slavers, even with their families.
 * children combatants?
 * scouts are named speculatores or exploratores
 * outside of the legion ranks are "auxilia"
 * may be in van Buren vexillarius is commander of vexillatio (detached part of legion) position? Terrence acts as Legion agent/representative on the soutwest
 * why crucifiction was not the capital punishment?
 * if Caesar is only name, not an imperial title, it could be triumvirate possible there - Caesar, his FoA fellow and Graham,
 * what about slavers forehead scar? have it slaving tribals?
 * vexillum consisted of a woven fabric banner, hung on a crossbar attached to a pole or lance,
 * The contubernium was the smallest organized unit of soldiers in the Roman Army and was comprised of eight legionaries, comparable to the modern squad, known as an octet. It was led by a decurion. Two "servants" (actually comparable to modern support troops) were assigned to each octet. They were responsible for the care of the octet's pack mule, making sure the legionaries had water during the march, and often had special skills like blacksmithing or carpentry. Ten contubernia were grouped into a centuria. Soldiers of a contubernium shared a tent, and were rewarded or punished together.

Caius Drusus does carry a BIG .45 handgun
It is all known about it from van Buren. The rest is the Fallout context - I mean all .45 guns appeared at Fallout games, including Sawyer's PnP. As far I remember there are .45 pistol or autoloader and some smg/machine pistols also, however handgun suggests something pistol like. Casull is as heavy as should be sth big. May be in real world is present some very famous BIG .45 handgun, wich could be planned for van Buren as something unique (as Gizmo's 9 mm pistol).

Throw in the line "he carries a .45 caliber handgun, the exact model is unknown". It could be a shiny HK45, or a classic 1911.

chat
What about Legio XIII Gemina, with whom Caesar crossed Rubicon? They are also the Caesar's Legion. Shaur M. S. Grizlin 21:18, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

We should ask JE Sawyer, if van Buren Caesar mimicked Caius Julius Caesar or it was general imperial title. Of course GJC has a lot legions, but van Buren Caesar's slavers organized into ONE legion - the only Caesar's Legion. JE Sawyer's red-black standard and description reffered legio X, but I think it was another mimicking. dotz

Cleanup
Help with grammar is required and welcome.--dotz 18:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC)