Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army

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Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army

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07-16-2012, 05:37 PM

There are accounts of men cutting off their thumbs to avoid service, of recruits having to be transported to their units in a kind of cage, of desertion etc. Why was service so unpopular in the late fourth and fifth centuries, necessitating a reliance on barbarians?

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Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Tim Donovan - 07-16-2012, 05:37 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Gordon Fraser - 07-17-2012, 12:02 AM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Epictetus - 07-17-2012, 10:30 AM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Tim Donovan - 07-17-2012, 05:27 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Tim Donovan - 07-17-2012, 05:32 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by ValentinianVictrix - 07-17-2012, 05:40 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Epictetus - 07-17-2012, 06:01 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Nathan Ross - 07-17-2012, 06:08 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by ValentinianVictrix - 07-17-2012, 06:24 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by John Conyard - 07-17-2012, 06:53 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2012, 08:09 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2012, 08:21 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2012, 08:24 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Tim Donovan - 07-17-2012, 08:53 PM

Re: Reluctance to Serve in the late Roman Army - by Nathan Ross - 07-17-2012, 09:21 PM

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