01-09-2006, 08:07 PM
Hi there!
I have a question about the late roman army.
do you know where i can get more detailed info on the equipment and fighting styles of various units?
I know about the set general set up and troop types but couldn't find any more detailed info, except for the discussion about katafractarii and clibanarii in Junkelmann's Reiter Roms volume II and III.
an example...I know the troops used the spatha and there are several throwing weapons, like javelins, plumbatae a.s.o., then we have troops using the lancea and other things. is there any source ro else indicating which type of infantry used which weapons? did they differ within units? is there any kind of standardized equipment for lets say limitanai or comitatenses? it doesn't seem to me that the stationary troops were that much worse equipped than the field army at least during the 4th century.
so what do you know? :wink:
btw if anyone could tell about personal experience with late weapons (use of the spatha for inf or plumbatae) that would be interesting as well. and my special interest lies in the army of the divine emperor Iulianus because I'm going to write a paper on that but anything else is great as well.
thank you all very much in advance
I have a question about the late roman army.
do you know where i can get more detailed info on the equipment and fighting styles of various units?
I know about the set general set up and troop types but couldn't find any more detailed info, except for the discussion about katafractarii and clibanarii in Junkelmann's Reiter Roms volume II and III.
an example...I know the troops used the spatha and there are several throwing weapons, like javelins, plumbatae a.s.o., then we have troops using the lancea and other things. is there any source ro else indicating which type of infantry used which weapons? did they differ within units? is there any kind of standardized equipment for lets say limitanai or comitatenses? it doesn't seem to me that the stationary troops were that much worse equipped than the field army at least during the 4th century.
so what do you know? :wink:
btw if anyone could tell about personal experience with late weapons (use of the spatha for inf or plumbatae) that would be interesting as well. and my special interest lies in the army of the divine emperor Iulianus because I'm going to write a paper on that but anything else is great as well.
thank you all very much in advance
RESTITVTOR LIBERTATIS ET ROMANAE RELIGIONIS
DEDITICIVS MINERVAE ET MVSARVM
[Micha F.]
DEDITICIVS MINERVAE ET MVSARVM
[Micha F.]
