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Abstract

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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Title
LOS BUCELLARII Y EL IMPERIO ROMANO: SUS ORÍGENES, EMPLEO Y LA CUESTIÓN DE LA COHESIÓN SOCIAL DE SUS COMPONENTES/The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members
Author
Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos
Pages
167-188
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
ISSN
02132052
e-ISSN
25304100
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1850295837
Copyright
Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2016