Romano Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Century - Nicolle David
Romano Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Century - Nicolle David By the late 4th century the pressures on the frontiers of the Roman Empire had transformed the nature of the army which defended it. Necessity…
Specifikacia Romano Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Century - Nicolle David
Romano Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Century - Nicolle David
By the late 4th century the pressures on the frontiers of the Roman Empire had transformed the nature of the army which defended it. Necessity forced the induction of large numbers of German federate allies and the transformation of the army into a mobile "fire-brigade" which could move from crisis-point to crisis-point, dealing with major barbarian incursions. With the western half of the empire in economic decline and chronic manpower shortages the army had proved incapable of defending the line of the frontier.
This book details the rise of the army and its evolution, after the collapse of the west, into the army of the Byzantine Empire. This need for mobility was reinforced by Roman experiences against the Sassanid Persians increasing the quantity of armoured cavalry within the army.
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