The fall of the roman military power

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The fall of the roman military power

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03-23-2006, 09:49 PM

If you would have to blame one man, I would choose Stilicho. He striped the Rhine frontier of it's garrisons turning them into pseudo-comitatenses so he could fight both the Goths and the Eastern Empire. As a result, the frontier collapsed and the barbarians poured into Gaul and Spain, but there were too few troops left to deal with the catastrophy.

Why must the explanation be any more complicated than that ? True, earlier Emperors striped the frontier of some troops to fight civil wars, but there were too few troops left to do this by the 400's without leaving it vulnerable.

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The fall of the roman military power - by Antonius_X - 09-07-2005, 01:24 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 09-07-2005, 05:21 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-07-2005, 08:11 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 09-07-2005, 10:08 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 09-07-2005, 11:09 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Artorius1960 - 03-22-2006, 09:05 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Jasper Oorthuys - 03-22-2006, 09:12 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-22-2006, 12:22 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-22-2006, 02:26 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-22-2006, 02:40 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-22-2006, 04:01 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by John M McDermott - 03-22-2006, 04:39 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-22-2006, 11:07 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-23-2006, 12:34 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-23-2006, 02:23 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-23-2006, 05:57 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-23-2006, 07:08 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-23-2006, 07:54 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Alexius - 03-23-2006, 08:54 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-23-2006, 09:06 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-23-2006, 09:35 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-23-2006, 09:49 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-23-2006, 09:53 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-23-2006, 10:18 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-23-2006, 10:33 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-24-2006, 03:35 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-24-2006, 06:29 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-24-2006, 08:49 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-24-2006, 10:34 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-24-2006, 11:07 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Artorius1960 - 03-24-2006, 11:18 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-25-2006, 12:01 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Artorius1960 - 03-25-2006, 12:38 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 09:55 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 09:56 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 09:59 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-25-2006, 10:45 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-25-2006, 10:47 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 11:15 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-26-2006, 02:03 AM

Division of the Empire - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 02:46 AM

Loyalty in the Legions - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 03:02 AM

Mercenaries - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 03:05 AM

Re: Mercenaries - by Thiudareiks Flavius - 03-26-2006, 07:41 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-26-2006, 09:34 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-26-2006, 09:58 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-26-2006, 10:13 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-26-2006, 12:31 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-26-2006, 01:53 PM

Loyal Mercenaries - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 08:43 PM

huns: aliens never seen? NO. - by Goffredo - 03-27-2006, 11:03 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-27-2006, 11:22 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-27-2006, 12:03 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-27-2006, 01:26 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-27-2006, 02:30 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-27-2006, 06:09 PM

Decline in the Infantry - by Primitivus - 03-27-2006, 06:23 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-27-2006, 10:39 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-28-2006, 10:27 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-28-2006, 10:34 AM

Cavalry - by Primitivus - 03-28-2006, 05:38 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-28-2006, 08:04 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-28-2006, 10:29 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-28-2006, 10:47 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-30-2006, 08:20 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Tarbicus - 03-30-2006, 09:26 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-30-2006, 01:24 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-30-2006, 05:32 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-30-2006, 05:37 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-30-2006, 05:57 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-30-2006, 06:06 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-31-2006, 11:00 AM

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