Twilight of empire
Subtitle: the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople
By: M.J. Nicasie.
Series: Dutch monographs on ancient history and archaeology ;; v. 19
Publisher: J.C. Gieben
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Military art and science -- Rome.; Rome -- Army.; Rome -- History, Military -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D.; Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-279) and indexes.
Table of contents: value: Machine generated contents note: I. The creation of the late Roman army13; value: A. Introduction13; value: B. Comitatenses and limitanei14; value: 1. The comitatenses16; value: 2. The limitanei18; value: C.A New Model Army23; value: II. The organization of the ar,my in the fourth century43; value: A. Unit types43; value: 1. Introduction43; value: 2. The Scholae Palatinae45; value: 3. The legions48.; value: 4. The auxilia palatina53; value: 5. Other infantry units56; value: 6. Cavalry units60; value: 7. Artillery65; value: 8. Allies 66; value: B. The strength of army units67; value: C. The size of the late Roman army74; value: D. Higher-level organization76; value: III. Recruitment83; value: A. Introduction83; value: B. The eligibility of recruits85; value: C. Voluntary recruitment92; value: D. The recruiting tax94; value: IV. The "barbarization" of the Roman army97; value: A. Introduction97; value: B. Senior officers100; value: C. The rank and file103; value: D. Barbarian customs and formations107; value: V. The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire117; value: A. Introduction117; value: B. The borders of the Empire121; value: C. Strategy and planning145; value: 1. Preparation146; value: 2. Gathering information155; value: 3. Strategy and campaigns165; value: D. Fourth-century strategy: a Grand Strategy ?172; value: VI. The profession of arms: the army at war185; value: A. Introduction185; value: B. The instruments of war187; value: 1. Infantry187; value: 2. Cavalry194; value: 3. Artillery198; value: C. Battle tactics199; value: D. The Battle of Strasbourg, A.D. 357219; value: E. The Battle of Adrianople, A.D. 378233; value: Epilogue257; value: Bibliography265; value: Primary sources265; value: Secondary sources267; value: General index281; value: Index of sources299.