There's a lot of material on post 18th century winter warfare and it's generally well understood, but I seem to find almost nothing on winter warfare before the 8th century. How were peope equipped for winter campaigns during Ancient History? I especially think of European civilisations like Rome or Greece that left the comfort of the Mediterranean climate, how did they deal with winter? How did they adapt to it? Did they simply just sit out winter instead of battling against it?
Hi, it seems that, generally speaking, soldiers were released during the winter, and armies reformed in spring for "Campaign Season". While you're waiting for a direct answer here, I took a spin for posts on the subject. Here are couple describing exceptions:
/u/ScottHammond on Alexander in In the pre-modern era, did armies really stop fighting in the winter?
/u/AmesCG on Caesar in What stopped an scheming general from taking advantage of the 'Campaign season'?
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