Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries Paperback / softback
by Dr David Nicolle
Illustrated by Angus McBride
Part of the Men-at-Arms series
Paperback / softback
Description
By the late 4th century the pressures on the frontiers of the Roman Empire had transformed the nature of the army which defended it.
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.
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.
This need for mobility was reinforced by Roman experiences against the Sassanid Persians increasing the quantity of armoured cavalry within the army.
This book details the rise of the army and its evolution, after the collapse of the west, into the army of the Byzantine Empire.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:48 pages, 50 b/w; 8 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/09/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9781855322240
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:48 pages, 50 b/w; 8 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/09/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9781855322240
