The late Roman Army
"This is the first English-language book to deal comprehensive with the subject of the late Roman army." "The problems faced by the late Empire were not radically different from those confronting its earlier counterpart. However, in the later period - at least from the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211) onwards - the attacks on the frontier, the internal unrest, the revolts, usurpations and civil wars were continuous, contemporaneous and continental in scope. Scarcely a part of the Empire was…
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- Full title :The late Roman Army / Pat Southern & Karen Ramsey Dixon.
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"This is the first English-language book to deal comprehensive with the subject of the late Roman army." "The problems faced by the late Empire were not radically different from those confronting its earlier counterpart. However, in the later period - at least from the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211) onwards - the attacks on the frontier, the internal unrest, the revolts, usurpations and civil wars were continuous, contemporaneous and continental in scope. Scarcely a part of the Empire was unaffected, some areas being forced to deal with several serious problems at the same time." "How - and how effectively - the Roman army adapted itself to meet these growing threats is the subject of this wide-ranging study. The final version of the late Roman army owes its origin to the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine - particularly the creation of the field army and the frontier army - but the role of the army in the post-Constantinian period is also explored."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:1996.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Batsford
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1996.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 206 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:071347047X, 9780713470475, 0415222966, 9780415222969
- oclc:ocm35031717
- LC Classification:U35
- Dewey Decimal:355.00937
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