11-21-2013, 02:38 AM
220,000? The Notitia clearly estimates between 500,000-350,000 in 390 AD. The Wars of Constantius and Julian seem only to have effected the Comiatenses. The Comiatenses reliant mindset is very true judging on Strasbourg campaign.
Mob as in very disorderly as hard to mobilize. Both Vegetius and Zozimus clearly say this. During the Punic Wars, Cimbri Wars, and the 3rd century Crisis, Roman armies were complely annihalted and still recovered. 15,000 men died at Adrianople and no clear recovery but disloyal barbarian troops. There was only about 20,000 total regular Roman soldiers at Chalons.
No decline in quality? No way.
Principate:
![[Image: paxromana.jpg]](http://tinyrevolution.com/mt/mt-static/images/paxromana.jpg)
![[Image: auxgroup.jpg]](http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/images/soldiers/auxgroup.jpg)
Post-Constantine:
![[Image: comit-1.gif]](http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/Misc/comit-1.gif)
![[Image: leg_f11.jpg]](http://s4.postimg.org/a3keg8ho9/leg_f11.jpg)
Mob as in very disorderly as hard to mobilize. Both Vegetius and Zozimus clearly say this. During the Punic Wars, Cimbri Wars, and the 3rd century Crisis, Roman armies were complely annihalted and still recovered. 15,000 men died at Adrianople and no clear recovery but disloyal barbarian troops. There was only about 20,000 total regular Roman soldiers at Chalons.
No decline in quality? No way.
Principate:
Post-Constantine:
