Twilight of Empire : : The Roman Army from the Reign of Diocletian until the Battle of Adrianople.

• Superior document: Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology
• Author: Nicasie, Martijn.
• Place / Publishing House: Naperville : : BRILL,, 1998.; ©1998.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (331 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- TWILIGHT OF EMPIRE -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The creation of the late Roman army -- A. Introduction -- B. Comitatenses and limitanei -- 1. The comitatenses -- 2. The limitanei -- C. A New Model Army -- II. The organization of the army in the fourth century -- A. Unit types -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Scholae Palatinae -- 3. The legions -- 4. The auxilia palatina -- 5. Other infantry units -- 6. Cavalry units -- 7. Artillery -- 8. Allies -- B. The strength of army units -- C. The size of the late Roman army -- D. Higher-level organization -- III. Recruitment -- A. Introduction -- B. The eligibility of recruits -- C. Voluntary recruitment -- D. The recruiting tax -- IV. The "barbarization" of the Roman army -- A. Introduction -- B. Senior officers -- C. The rank and file -- D. Barbarian customs and formations -- V. The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire -- A. Introduction -- B. The borders of the Empire -- C. Strategy and planning -- 1. Preparation -- 2. Gathering information -- 3. Strategy and campaigns -- D. Fourth-century strategy: a Grand Strategy? -- VI. The profession of arms: the army at war -- A. Introduction -- B. The instruments of war -- 1. Infantry -- 2. Cavalry -- 3. Artillery -- C. Battle tactics -- D. The Battle of Strasbourg, A.D. 357 -- E. The Battle of Adrianople, A.D. 378 -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- General index -- Index of sources.