Late Roman Army: AD 248-565
Late Roman Army: AD 284-565
During the third century, the vast Roman Empire began to fracture and its once tightly controlled and exemplary civic, political and military institutions started to buckle.
The borders of Empire were under attack as migrating peoples made inroads into neighbouring territories, effectively forcing the existing populations off their land and into Roman dominions.
Without sufficient troops to restore the limes, and with an influx of people, the institutions of state were overwhelmed.
Furthermore, plague decimated the military, and civil discontent grew. The Crisis of the Third Century precipitated a period of chaos and uncertainty as emperors wrestled to bring the borders under control; eventually East and West divided.
Recounting the key events, emperors and enemies over a period of 300 years, this book breathes life into an ancient narrative of the Romans and their Empire.
Available: NOW
ISBN: 978 1 80282 792 7
Price: £16.99
Series: Historic Armies Series
Format: Paperback, 96 pages
Author: Gabriele Esposito