An edition of Twilight of empire (1997)

Twilight of empire

the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople

by Martinus Johannes Nicasie

0 Ratings
1 Want to read
0 Currently reading
0 Have read

Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Use this Work

Create a new list

0 Ratings
1 Want to read
0 Currently reading
0 Have read

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot

May 25, 2022 | History

Edit

An edition of Twilight of empire (1997)

Twilight of empire

the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople

by Martinus Johannes Nicasie

0 Ratings
1 Want to read
0 Currently reading
0 Have read

This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?

Publish Date

1998

Publisher

J.C. Gieben

Language

English

Pages

321

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?

Edition	Availability
1 Twilight of empire: the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople 1998, J.C. Gieben in English 9050634486 9789050634489	aaaa Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
2 Twilight of empire: the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople 1997, Thesis Publishers in English	zzzz Not in Library

Add another edition?

Book Details

Machine generated contents note: I. The creation of the late Roman army13

A. Introduction13

B. Comitatenses and limitanei14

1. The comitatenses16

2. The limitanei18

C.A New Model Army23

II. The organization of the ar,my in the fourth century43

A. Unit types43

1. Introduction43

2. The Scholae Palatinae45

3. The legions48.

4. The auxilia palatina53

5. Other infantry units56

6. Cavalry units60

7. Artillery65

8. Allies 66

B. The strength of army units67

C. The size of the late Roman army74

D. Higher-level organization76

III. Recruitment83

A. Introduction83

B. The eligibility of recruits85

C. Voluntary recruitment92

D. The recruiting tax94

IV. The "barbarization" of the Roman army97

A. Introduction97

B. Senior officers100

C. The rank and file103

D. Barbarian customs and formations107

V. The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire117

A. Introduction117

B. The borders of the Empire121

C. Strategy and planning145

1. Preparation146

2. Gathering information155

3. Strategy and campaigns165

D. Fourth-century strategy: a Grand Strategy ?172

VI. The profession of arms: the army at war185

A. Introduction185

B. The instruments of war187

1. Infantry187

2. Cavalry194

3. Artillery198

C. Battle tactics199

D. The Battle of Strasbourg, A.D. 357219

E. The Battle of Adrianople, A.D. 378233

Epilogue257

Bibliography265

Primary sources265

Secondary sources267

General index281

Index of sources299.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-279) and indexes.

Published in: Amsterdam
Series: Dutch monographs on ancient history and archaeology ;, v. 19

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 355/.00937
Library of Congress: U35 .N53 1998

Table of contents

The Physical Object

Pagination: 321 p. ;
Number of pages: 321

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL481474M
ISBN 10: 9050634486
LCCN: 98208813
Goodreads: 3454726

Source records

Library of Congress MARC record
Better World Books record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Created April 1, 2008
7 revisions

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation

May 25, 2022	Edited by ImportBot	import existing book
November 29, 2020	Edited by MARC Bot	import existing book
April 14, 2010	Edited by Open Library Bot	Linked existing covers to the edition.
April 11, 2010	Edited by bgimpertBot	Added goodreads ID.
April 1, 2008	Created by an anonymous user	Imported from Scriblio MARC record

Twilight of empire

the Roman army from the reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople

by Martinus Johannes Nicasie