Question about the 6th century Roman army

[limitatus]

I was wondering where I could get information about their equipment?

[Robert Vermaat]

Whose equipment?

[Crispianus]

I was wondering where I could get information about their equipment?

"The Late Roman Army" Pat Southern & Karen.R.Dickson, has reasonable coverage...

[limitatus]

Whose equioment?

Infantryman

[John W Davison]

This one is probably quite relevant, inexpensive and still available:

Romano-Byzantine Infantry Equipment: Amazon.co.uk: Ian Stephenson: 9780752428864: Books

The companion cavalry volume covers a longer period but does go up to the early Byzantine period:

Roman Cavalry Equipment: Amazon.co.uk: I. P. Stephenson, Karen Dixon: 9780752414218: Books

Other titles by the same author here:

Amazon.co.uk: I. P. Stephenson: Books, Biography, Blogs, Audiobooks, Kindle

[CaesarAugustus]

I would suggest also The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire, Luttwak. If I remember correctly that is the great age of cataphracts and mounted archers (and some contempt for the infantry).

[Robert Vermaat]

I would suggest also The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire, Luttwak. If I remember correctly that is the great age of cataphracts and mounted archers (and some contempt for the infantry).

I wouldn't. 

"Luttwak has much that is useful to say about the Byzantines’ strategy, especially when discussing their military manuals. His book, however, is not so strong when it comes to Byzantine history. It is out of touch with the state of the field. More precision and better information would have smoothed the union of history and strategic theory that is attempted here."

[John W Davison]

Another thought on a book about the actual equipment is this one from sadly now-defunct Montvert Publications of Stockport (who also had a couple of nice titles on Hellenistic armies by Nick Sekunda, illustrations by the late, great Angus McBride).  The plates in this one are not quite at the McBride level but it is solely 6th C in coverage:

Justinian's Wars: Belisarius, Narses and the Reconquest of the West: Amazon.co.uk: Boss, Roy, Chapman, R., Garriock, P., Rothero, Christopher: 9781874101017: Books

[Wilhelm92]

Another thought on a book about the actual equipment is this one from sadly now-defunct Montvert Publications of Stockport (who also had a couple of nice titles on Hellenistic armies by Nick Sekunda, illustrations by the late, great Angus McBride).  The plates in this one are not quite at the McBride level but it is solely 6th C in coverage:

Justinian's Wars: Belisarius, Narses and the Reconquest of the West: Amazon.co.uk: Boss, Roy, Chapman, R., Garriock, P., Rothero, Christopher: 9781874101017: Books

I have that book and there is some questionable stuff in there.

[CaesarAugustus]

I would suggest also The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire, Luttwak. If I remember correctly that is the great age of cataphracts and mounted archers (and some contempt for the infantry).

I wouldn't. 

"Luttwak has much that is useful to say about the Byzantines’ strategy, especially when discussing their military manuals. His book, however, is not so strong when it comes to Byzantine history. It is out of touch with the state of the field. More precision and better information would have smoothed the union of history and strategic theory that is attempted here."

Can you add some examples?