这是一个雄心勃勃的系列丛书的第二卷,给读者一个关于公元284-641年罗马晚期军事历史的全面叙述。每一卷(计划中的第7卷)都详细描述了罗马军队及其敌人在相关时期在组织、装备、战略和战术上的变化,同时也对战役和战斗进行了详细但易懂的描述。
这本书涵盖了从公元361年康斯坦提乌斯二世去世到狄奥多西去世的动荡时期。因此,在报道的众多战役中,包括朱利安皇帝对萨珊波斯的致命战役,以及公元378年瓦伦斯在阿德里亚诺普尔惨败和死亡。这些灾难表明,在这一困难时期,罗马军队在许多战线上面临着巨大的外部威胁。
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Military History of Late Rome 361–395
This is the second volume in an ambitious series giving the reader a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from AD 284-641. Each volume (7 are planned) gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy and tactics among both the Roman forces and her enemies in the relevant period, while also giving a detailed but accessible account of the campaigns and battles.
This volume covers the tumultuous period from the death of Constantius II in AD 361 to the death of Theodosius. Among the many campaigns covered, it therefore includes the Emperor Julian’s fatal campaign against the Sassanian Persians and the disastrous defeat and death of Valens at Adrianople in 378. Such calamities illustrate the level of external threat Rome’s armies faced on many fronts in this difficult period.
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