In the past lectures, we’ve seen the political results of these developments. In this lecture, I want to focus on the militaristic results, that is, how these changes in Rome affected the military. Remember, to be in the Roman military, one had to be somewhat wealthy because it was a self-funded enterprise. What will happen to the military when their ranks dwindle because fewer can join? This is a question Rome faced in the second century and one that we shall discuss in this lecture.
Medieval Europe 04: Monasticism
Medieval Europe 03: The Early Medieval Church (30-604)
Medieval Europe 02: The Gothic War (535-554)
Medieval Europe 01: The Barbarian Kingdoms (476-533)
Rome 29: The End of the Western Roman Empire?
Rome 28: The Goths
Rome 27: The "Germanic" Tribes
Rome 26: The Celts
Rome 24: The Rise of Christianity
Rome 23: The Crisis of the Third Century
Rome 21: The Nerva-Antonines
Rome 20: The Flavians
Rome 19: The Year of the Four Emperors
Rome 18: The Julio-Claudians
Rome 17: The Reforms of Augustus
Rome 16: The Age of Augustus
Rome 11: Marius and Sulla
Rome 09: Scipio Aemilianus and the Gracchi
Rome 08: The Social and Political Changes
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