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Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (2) : 3rd Century AD by Raffaele D'Amato (2019, Trade Paperback)
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They still constituted an army in being when Diocletian took over and began the widespread reforms that rebuilt the Empire--though an Empire that their forefathers would hardly have recognized. Publisher : Osprey Publishing (July 23, 2019).
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101472833473
ISBN-139781472833471
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038365565
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Book TitleRoman Army Units in the Western Provinces (2) : 3rd Century Ad
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Ancient, Ancient / Rome, Europe / General
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes, Ruggeri, Raffaele
GenreHistory
AuthorRaffaele D'amato
Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number527
Dewey Decimal355.80937
Table Of ContentIntroduction: the collapse of unity between 235 and 285 AD . * Chronology. * Military organization of the Western Provinces. * Distribution of the army in the West, from the Severans to Diocletian: legiones, auxilia and numeri . * The garrison of Rome. * Evidence for arms, armour, equipment and clothing, province by province: Aquitania, Belgica, Britannia, Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Narbonensis, Germania Inferior, Germania Superior, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia, Dlmatia, Tarraconensis, Baetica, Lusitania, Africa Procunsularis, Mauretania Tingitana, Mauretania Cesriensis, the Alpes, Italica, Sicilia, Sardinia and Corsica. * Select Bibliography. * Plate commentaries
SynopsisIllustrated study into the deployments and appearance of Roman legionary, auxiliary, and allied units in the Western half of the Empire in the turbulent decades between 200 and 300 AD. Fully illustrated with specially chosen color plates, this book reveals the uniforms, equipment and deployments of Roman soldiers in the most chaotic years of the Empire. The appearance of Roman soldiers in the 3rd century AD has long been a matter of debate and uncertainty, largely thanks to the collapse of central control and perpetual civil war between the assassination of Severus Alexander in 235 and the accession of the great Diocletian in 284. During those years no fewer than 51 men were proclaimed as emperors, some lasting only a few days. Despite this apparent chaos, however, the garrisons of the Western Provinces held together, by means of localized organization and the recruitment of "barbarians" to fill the ranks. They still constituted an army in being when Diocletian took over and began the widespread reforms that rebuilt the Empire--though an Empire that their forefathers would hardly have recognized., In the 50 years following AD 235 the Roman Empire collapsed into military anarchy, particularly in the West, as barbarian invaders took full advantage of the civil wars waged by nearly 30 would-be emperors. Although these usurpers ruined the defences and the economy of the Western provinces, the Roman Army itself retained its core strength, providing a basis for the effective reforms achieved by Diocletian from the AD 280s onwards. Drawing upon a wide range of literary, artistic and archaeological sources, this book describes and illustrates the Western army in these years of turmoil. Book jacket., Illustrated study into the deployments and appearance of Roman legionary, auxiliary, and allied units in the Western half of the Empire in the turbulent decades between 200 and 300 AD.
LC Classification NumberU35
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