Merchants who follow an army, selling food, liquor, and other provisions to the troops.
"The soldiers had not anticipated the assault of the enemy; even had they done so, they had not strength to repulse it. Thus the camp was taken and plundered. Then the enemy fell upon the sutlers and Roman traders, who were wandering about in every direction, as they would in a time of peace."
Tacitus, Histories (100 AD).
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