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Twilight of empire

the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople

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J.C. Gieben
Language
English
Pages
321

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Subjects

Adrianople, Battle of, Edirne, Turkey, 378, Army, History, History, Military, Military History, Military art and science, Organization, Rome, history, Rome, antiquities, Excavations (archaeology), europe

Places

Rome

Times

30 B.C.-476 A.D., Empire, 284-476

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Twilight of empire: the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople
1998, J.C. Gieben
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Twilight of empire: the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople
1997, Thesis Publishers
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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: I. The creation of the late Roman army13
A. Introduction13
B. Comitatenses and limitanei14
1. The comitatenses16
2. The limitanei18
C.A New Model Army23
II. The organization of the ar,my in the fourth century43
A. Unit types43
1. Introduction43
2. The Scholae Palatinae45
3. The legions48.
4. The auxilia palatina53
5. Other infantry units56
6. Cavalry units60
7. Artillery65
8. Allies 66
B. The strength of army units67
C. The size of the late Roman army74
D. Higher-level organization76
III. Recruitment83
A. Introduction83
B. The eligibility of recruits85
C. Voluntary recruitment92
D. The recruiting tax94
IV. The "barbarization" of the Roman army97
A. Introduction97
B. Senior officers100
C. The rank and file103
D. Barbarian customs and formations107
V. The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire117
A. Introduction117
B. The borders of the Empire121
C. Strategy and planning145
1. Preparation146
2. Gathering information155
3. Strategy and campaigns165
D. Fourth-century strategy: a Grand Strategy ?172
VI. The profession of arms: the army at war185
A. Introduction185
B. The instruments of war187
1. Infantry187
2. Cavalry194
3. Artillery198
C. Battle tactics199
D. The Battle of Strasbourg, A.D. 357219
E. The Battle of Adrianople, A.D. 378233
Epilogue257
Bibliography265
Primary sources265
Secondary sources267
General index281
Index of sources299.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-279) and indexes.

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Amsterdam
Series
Dutch monographs on ancient history and archaeology ;, v. 19

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
355/.00937
Library of Congress
U35 .N53 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
321 p. ;
Number of pages
321

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL481474M
ISBN 10
9050634486
LCCN
98208813
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3454726

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