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grbs-2071	Rance, Philip	Simulacra Pugnae: The Literary and Historical Tradition of Mock Battles in the Roman and Early Byzantine Army	2000	53	.pdf	application/pdf	19082	859	55	In the context of the 630s, the Miracula Sancti Anastasii Persae refers to these, apparently well-known, exercises taking place at Palestinian Caesarea in a festival at the beginning of March, when “a traditional custom, as you know, prevails among soldiers to equip their horses, ride them out onto the plain, and to drill them, presenting through this something just like a military engagement” (¶yimÒw tiw, …w ‡ste, parãdosiw kra- te› parå to›w strati%taiw kosme›n toÁw ·ppouw ka‹ §j°rxesyai §p‹ tÚ ped¤on ka‹ §ggumnãzein aÈtoÊw, Àsper polemikÒn ti sÊm- bolon §k toÊtou katamhnÊontaw).71 These manoeuvres also recall those which Narses organised for his army in early spring of 554, “making them charge, practice regular evolutions on horseback, and perform elaborate circling movements in the manner of a war-dance” (Nars!w d¢ §jaske›n ge §p‹ pl°on aÈtoÁw §k°leue tå pol°mia ka‹ §perr%nnue tÚn yumÚn ta›w kay' $m°ran mel°taiw, For selected aspects of Roman military training see the relevant papers collected in R. W. Davies, Service in the Roman Army, edd.	cache/grbs-2071.pdf	txt/grbs-2071.txt