Late Roman Army during the 5th century

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There is an issue with the usage of the term citizen though - In the 210s or 230s (don't remember what year septimus severus reigned) everyone in the Empire was declared a Citizen.

Severus died in 211 CE. Caracalla extended citizenship soon afterwards.

Spain really wasn't generating much wealth anyways after the Silver mines dried up.

It was still deemed worthwhile enough for the campaign of Vitus in 446. Btw it's no wonder Romano-British pleas fell on deaf ears at the time. How could Aetius possibly spare troops for Britain when he couldn't even regain Spain?


I think that simply the nonstop warfare ground the army to a hault, although in 425 there were enough men to counter Aetius' army of 60,000 Huns (and nuclear families, so about 10,000-15,00 huns)[/quote]

Enough of whom? Visigoths?

Merobaudes does record the success of Aetius leading a Roman Army at mons colubrarius, Hydatius references it too cause both record it to be in 438 and Hydatius mentions 8K in goths were slain in the battle.

The army was "Roman" in name; Aetius was using huns against the goths.

and then they were destroyed at toulose.

But not until the following year, 439.