Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236-565
Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236-565 The twilight of the Roman Empire saw a revolution in the way war was waged. This change did not take place overnight, and in the 3rd and 4th centuries the role of the…
Specifikacia Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236-565
Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236-565
The twilight of the Roman Empire saw a revolution in the way war was waged. This change did not take place overnight, and in the 3rd and 4th centuries the role of the cavalryman was primarily to support the infantry. The drilled infantryman, who had been the mainstay of Mediterranean armies since the days of the Greek hoplite, was gradually replaced by the mounted warrior.
Late Roman Cavalryman gives a full account of the changing experience of the mounted soldiers who defended Rome's withering western empire. However, by the time of the 6th century, the situation had been completely reversed.