11-02-2006, 11:25 AM
Quote:Lothia:2pycv6g4 Wrote:+ or a single campaign?Not in the regular army, only if you are a non-Roman and you are hired for a campaign. The Goths were hired on that basis, and Alaric tried his utmost to change that into a regular job.
Of course, Burns in "Barbarians Within the Gates" has, IMO, convincingly argued that the Goths used by Theodosius were part of the army and not hired and fired.
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