Much has been written about the battle of Adrianople, some scholars would be traced back to the very end of this date ' Western Roman Empire, claiming that the imperial army never recovered from that defeat, it was painfully reconstituted with the introduction of whole barbarian tribes which, by their tradition, not dressed as defensive armor and helmets, changing the army also in his appearance.
Other scholars suggest the defeat of the typical infantry formations romane dovute all'introduzione delle staffe nella cavalleria Alana e Gota che avrebbe consentito un vantaggio tecnico enorme ai cavalieri sia leggeri che, soprattutto, pesanti .
Queste congetture, nel tempo si sono rivelate sbagliate, l'esercito romano dell'epoca era reduce da decenni di successi, dal tempo della Tetrarchia in poi, si era sempre imposto sui propri avversari, quasi sempre molto più forti numericamente. Era estremamente differenziato per poter affrontare gli eserciti riccamente equipaggiati dei regni Orientali, come pure le tribù che razziavano nei confini Occidentali. Anche la situazione economica e demografica dei territori imperiali ( soprattutto nella parte Orientale..) era in costante crescita .
The fate of Rome, in fact, was writing in the remote steppes of the Russia where a strong congregation of Unne various tribes, was advancing to West subjecting the people he met on his journey as the Alans and Ostrogoths and pushed entire populations to pile on the borders of the Empire.
Probably, if this had not happened, the phenomenon of absorption of the Germanic peoples and their conversion to Roman culture could be done gradually and peacefully and the Western Empire would not have fallen, but maybe it would even giovato..!
Comunque quando le masse di profughi si attestarono ai confini, le gerarchie imperiali dettero il peggio di se : permisero il passaggio entro i confini perche non erano in grado di controllare una così grande moltitudine, ma la affamarono a morte, dando loro cibo scadente in cambio di donne e bambini da ridurre in schiavitù, ed in sostanza alimentarono un tale odio che, presto, scoppiò in tumulti, ribellioni e saccheggi dei terreni e ville circostanti . I Goti, poi, assalendo ed impossessandosi di alcuni presidi militari romani, poterono armarsi ed organizzarsi per intraprendere successive e più vaste scorrerie nei territori interni romani .
Quando l'imperatore dell'Oriente Valente decide di attaccare il nemico senza aspettare il congiungimento con le forze Occidentali dell'imperatore Graziano ( forse perche male informato sulla reale consistenza del nemico o forse per egoistica gelosia nella condivisione del successo..) i Goti sono asserragliati al centro di un enorme cerchio formato dai carriaggi they use in their journey from the East. They are as protected by a wooden fort, their light cavalry (Goths) and heavy (Alan) is far out to pasture.
The Romans take positions, long and contentious negotiations begin in the summer sun, without a preconceived plan, the impetuous masters of light cavalry to the right of the line, give way to provocation and should attack, but they are easily rejected by the launch of bullets of the infantry Gothic.
In the meantime, warned by couriers, the large Gothic cavalry arrives suddenly and attack the left side of the file where the Roman catafratta cavalry can not keep the deployment and disperses.
A quick pincer movement around the Gothic Knights of the Roman infantry central place that accumulates and is also attacked by infantry coming out of the circle of wagons.
Surrounded on all sides, the cavalry on the run, the Roman legions are defeated and decimated: two thirds of the army and their officers and commanders veterans fall, the Emperor Valens and his guard shelter in a cottage in the area that is besieged and set on fire.
The defeat is bitter and unexpected but the Empire still has enough energy to regain control of crisis in subsequent years.
The appearance of the Goths in military weapons Romans and that of the military is almost identical, the only difference the fabric of the tunics, the preference of the Goths for the composites rather than helmets crested el 'use of mesh or nape of the total removal of the latter to make room for long hair.
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