AD Roman soldiers at the time of tetrarch, late third century. AD
last quarter of the third century, the transformation of the appearance and organization of the Roman military ends its long, slow course to remain unchanged from that in the coming century.
tunics Long sleeves with clavi interrupted and the decorations on the shoulders and the lower edges are now also commonly used in the civilian population. The use of long pants (trousers) and protective groups for the legs is also common in the harshest of conditions and a type of pants, tight fitting and extended to cover the foot, becomes, on the contrary, a dress code for senior ranks and spreads the civil aristocracy.
The old stick wiry vine, symbol of the power of the centurions, is replaced by a much longer with more support, the military cloak often shows the finely decorated robes and cap round, fabric or fur, becomes a symbol of the state military.
The long sword of chivalry has long been adopted by the infantry and also brought to the left. The ancient tile rectangular shields are gone permanently in favor of the plates almost round. Only the Praetorians probably have an oval shield with a slight convection. The last form of
pilum with double heaviness disappears in favor of a spear from shock accompanied by various forms of auctions to launch. The chain mail are often long to cover the thighs and have long sleeves.
The use of helmets in the last "T" survivors ceases completely, perhaps only a few models, richly decorated and with central removable mask, are still worn by some troops of the emperor's personal guard. The new helmets derive their form and construction techniques directly from those used in the Sarmatian peoples with which the Romans have often come into contact.
The new helmets are built by merging with rivets of various molded parts separately and easily be compared to 'piece which was the previous models. A saving of craftsmanship that allowed the production and spread evenly throughout the empire.
During the period of continuous military revolts and intestine wars of defense against external invasions both East and West, the sudden need of military contingents in various critical areas of common use to divide the Legions to send contingents in various war zones. These quotas were often combined with two by two new units which, once completed the act of war, were no longer return to the legions of origin. This fragmentation continued over the decades led a real numerical strength of the legions drastically lower, substantially reduced to a quarter of the old!
The military reorganization of Diocletian in this sense, therefore, was not a revolution, but a bureaucracy of a state of things existing military to better address the needs of the time. New legions
consistency of 1000/1500 and these units were created, the "Giovio" and "Erculiani" are indeed the elite organization and armament, armored with large scale or mesh and eagle emblems on their shields.
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