01-15-2002, 10:59 AM
Salve,<br>
<br>
Not all federates gained a comparable independence like Alaric's host. In the eastern empire the federate units were assimilated into the regular army as the auxiliaries had been in the earlier army. Just as previously the <i> alae</i>, <i> cohortes</i> and <i> numeri</i> started out as allied and more or less barbarian units and evolved into permament units of regulars in which Roman citizens came to serve alongside foreigners, so did the eastern army's units of <i> foederati</i> come to include both Romans and barbarians and evolve into regular units integrated with the already existing formations.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Not all federates gained a comparable independence like Alaric's host. In the eastern empire the federate units were assimilated into the regular army as the auxiliaries had been in the earlier army. Just as previously the <i> alae</i>, <i> cohortes</i> and <i> numeri</i> started out as allied and more or less barbarian units and evolved into permament units of regulars in which Roman citizens came to serve alongside foreigners, so did the eastern army's units of <i> foederati</i> come to include both Romans and barbarians and evolve into regular units integrated with the already existing formations.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
