Скачать или смотреть Excerpts: The Evolution of 6th Century Roman Armies

In this short excerpt from our full length video on Belisarius: the Last of the Great ROman Generals, we dive into an exploration of the Roman army in the age of Belisarius. By the 6th century, the legions of old had evolved into a highly flexible force of comitatenses, foederati, bucellarii, and allied barbarian contingents. This wasn’t the Rome of Caesar—it was the Rome of Justinian, fighting across a fragmented Mediterranean world, with legions that were poorly paid, often undisciplined and of questionable loyalty, making their deployment highly fraught with risk for any commander.

⚔️ In this video, we break down the structure, development and battlefield tactics of the Eastern Roman army under Justinian’s reign. From cataphracts to cavalry archers, from Hunnic and Herul mercenaries to Gothic defectors—this was a multinational, mobile hybrid force built for a new era of warfare.
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