Quote:What portion of the book is about the period 284-500?
Hi Robert,
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Introduction, p. 1-7
1) The Roman Army's Second Millenium, p. 8-42
- The Defensive Army of Diocletian, p. 9-13
- The Professional Army of Anastasius, p. 14-20
- The Themes of Constans II, p. 21-27
- The Tagmata of Constantine V, p. 28-31
- The Flexible Army of Theophilus, p. 32-38
- The Army's Collapse, p. 39-42
2) Numbers, p. 43-86
- The Problem of the Notitia Dignitatum, p. 44-48
- The Problem of Zosimus, p. 49-58
- The Problem of Agathias, p. 59-63
- The Problem of al-JarmÃ, p. 64-74
- Problem of the Missing Total, p. 75-86
3) Structures, p. 87-117
- Diocletian's Regiments, p. 87-92
- Maurice's Regiments, p. 93-97
- From Legion to Theme, p. 98-108
- The Army of Conquest, p. 109-117
4) Pay, p. 118-157
- The Pay Scale of Theophilus, p. 119-134
- Pay after Theophilus, p. 135-140
- From Theophilus Back to Justinian, p. 141-148
- From Justinian Back to Diocletian, p. 149-157
5) The Army and Society, p. 158-186
- Manpower, p. 159-165
- Money and Trade, p. 166-170
- Land and Military Land, p. 171-178
- Warehouses, p. 179-186
6) The Army and the State, p. 187-222
- Military and Other Spending, p. 188-198
- Fending Off Barbarians, p. 199-205
- Surviving Catastrophe, p. 206-210
- Regaining Superiority, p. 211-213
- Losing the Peace, p. 214-222
Appendix: List of Eastern Roman (Byzantine Emperors (284-1118), p. 223-226
Bibliography, p. 227-234
Index, p. 235-?
Greetings
Alexandr