Military Reforms of Emperor Gallienus
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Using his reforms, Emperor Gallenius did not only greatly influence how the army was led, but also dealt a political blow to the strongest social class in the Roman Empire. These reforms arised from his numerous military experience, as well as from needs partly defined by continous invasions across the borders of the Empire, and partly by chronic inner insurrections and usurpations, which were both typical for the period called era of barracks emperors (also called a "soldier emperor"). By these reforms, The Roman Army was drawn closer to its late-antique form and additionally earned their inventor hatred of his contemporaries, which were thereafter put out of power in the Army. |
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