The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members

The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members

The aim of this article is to introduce a preliminary analysis about the bucellarii (a type of mercenary soldiers) during 4th and 5th centuries A.D. Such analysis is presented in the context of the increase of foreign soldiers in the Roman army since the end of the fourth century, an event known as...

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Main Author: Fernando Carlos RUCHESI
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2016-11-01
Series:Studia Historica: Historia Antigua
Subjects:
barbarians
roman army
bucellarii
late antiquity
identity
Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2052/article/view/15329
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spelling doaj-4c1bb73a15e14842974dc77030a3c77c2020-11-25T03:44:57ZspaEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaStudia Historica: Historia Antigua0213-20522016-11-0134016718813665The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their MembersFernando Carlos RUCHESI0CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)The aim of this article is to introduce a preliminary analysis about the bucellarii (a type of mercenary soldiers) during 4th and 5th centuries A.D. Such analysis is presented in the context of the increase of foreign soldiers in the Roman army since the end of the fourth century, an event known as the barbarization of the empire, within the broad framework of the transformation of the Roman world (4th to 6th centuries A.D.). I will enquire about the possible origins of this institution as well as its characteristics. Finally, I will also address the topic of the social cohesion of these groups.https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2052/article/view/15329barbariansroman armybucellariilate antiquityidentity
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The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
Studia Historica: Historia Antigua
barbarians
roman army
bucellarii
late antiquity
identity
author_facet Fernando Carlos RUCHESI
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title The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
title_short The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
title_full The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
title_fullStr The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
title_full_unstemmed The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
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publishDate 2016-11-01
description The aim of this article is to introduce a preliminary analysis about the bucellarii (a type of mercenary soldiers) during 4th and 5th centuries A.D. Such analysis is presented in the context of the increase of foreign soldiers in the Roman army since the end of the fourth century, an event known as the barbarization of the empire, within the broad framework of the transformation of the Roman world (4th to 6th centuries A.D.). I will enquire about the possible origins of this institution as well as its characteristics. Finally, I will also address the topic of the social cohesion of these groups.
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roman army
bucellarii
late antiquity
identity
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