Late Roman ArmyUsing a full range of original literary sources, modern Continental scholarship, and current archaeological research, Pat Southern and Karen R. Dixon provide a stimulating overview of the historical period, the critical changes in the army, and the way these changes affected the morale of the soldiers. |
Contents
CHAPTER I SOURCES | 1 |
CHAPTER II CRISIS AND TRANSITION | 4 |
THE ARMY FROM CONSTANTINE TO JUSTINIAN | 39 |
CHAPTER IV RECRUITMENT | 67 |
CHAPTER V CONDITIONS OF SERVICE | 76 |
CHAPTER VI EQUIPMENT | 89 |
CHAPTER VII FORTIFICATIONS | 127 |
CHAPTER VIII SIEGE WARFARE | 148 |
CHAPTER IX THE MORALE OF THE LATE ROMAN ARMY | 168 |
CHAPTER X THE END OF THE ARMY | 179 |
Maps IIV the Empire from the mid second century to the fifth century ad | 181 |
Glossary | 186 |
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