The pedes, who remained the backbone of the Roman army until well into the 5th century, was different from the legionary who preceded him. Perhaps he was not as well disciplined, but in many ways he was more flexible -- ready for deployment to trouble spots, and for fighting both as a skirmisher and a heavy infantryman. Simon MacDowall explores the changing nature of the Roman infantryman between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD, covering such topics as recruitment, training and armor, and providing an excellent evaluation of Roman infantry tactics.
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The late Roman pedes, or ordinary infantryman, was probably not a Roman at all and may even have had difficulty speaking any recognisable form of Latin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
auxilia palatina, scale armour, file closers, missile weapons, body armour, field army Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Notitia Dignitatum, Copyright British Museum, Arch of Constantine, Dura Europos New!
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The late Roman pedes, or ordinary infantryman, was probably not a Roman at all and may even have had difficulty speaking any recognisable form of Latin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
auxilia palatina, scale armour, file closers, missile weapons, body armour, field army Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Notitia Dignitatum, Copyright British Museum, Arch of Constantine, Dura Europos New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A History of the Ostrogoths by Thomas S. Burns in Back Matter
- Roman Military Equipment: From The Punic Wars To The Fall Of Rome by M C Bishop and J C N Coulston in Back Matter
- Museum Puzzle-picture Book of the Roman Army (MPPB) by Harry T. Sutton on page 15
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