09-28-2005, 12:36 PM
Well, regarding the logistics of the army, Southern/Dixon 'The Late Roman Army'
makes a good starting point. Though I recall from writing a paper on the Late Roman dux that the civil service/military nexus was a matter of constant friction because the civil service handled so much of the military's supplies (and badly). IIRC the people in charge of coordinating these things were the apparitores of the theater commander (dux or comes) for border troops and the apparitores of the magistri militum for the comitatenses.
Good luck, fellow paper pusher
makes a good starting point. Though I recall from writing a paper on the Late Roman dux that the civil service/military nexus was a matter of constant friction because the civil service handled so much of the military's supplies (and badly). IIRC the people in charge of coordinating these things were the apparitores of the theater commander (dux or comes) for border troops and the apparitores of the magistri militum for the comitatenses.
Good luck, fellow paper pusher
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