Late Roman Empire

The Roman military underwent significant change during the Late Roman Empire. The later Roman army was much more about defence as the Empire was constantly under siege.    The soldiers were no longer the professional volunteers of the Early Empire and were made up more of compulsory conscription of both Roman citizens and a large number of Barbarians pressed into service.  This was accompanied by a change of weaponry and ‘uniform’.

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