Late Roman Army

by Southern; Pat

• ISBN13: 9780713470475
• ISBN10: 071347047X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the Roman army during this period, and it shows how the army adapted itself to meet these growing threats and how effective it was in combating them.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vi
List of Plates	viii
Preface and Acknowledgements	ix
List of Emperors	x
Outline of Significant Events	xiii
Sources	1	(3)
Crisis and Transition	4	(35)
Barbarians and Bureaucrats: The Army from Constantine to Justinian	39	(28)
Recruitment	67	(9)
Conditions of Service	76	(13)
Equipment	89	(38)
Fortifications	127	(21)
Siege Warfare	148	(20)
The Morale of the Late Roman Army	168	(11)
The End of the Army	179	(2)
Maps I--IV The Empire from the Mid Second Century to the Fifth Century AD	181	(5)
Glossary	186	(3)
Bibliography	189	(11)
Index	200