Although not an entirely formal regiment the household oikos would have been a formidable fighting force, however, it would have been available only when the emperor took the field in person
"शुद्र नुसतेच आधिचे ""दास"" नव्हतेच तर त्यात स्थानिक इतरही जमातींचा समावेश करण्यात आला होता."