The Late Roman Army has a stereotype surrounding it: it was barbarians who served, not the Romans. This leads to the so-called "barbarization theis", the idea that Rome's armies were weakened due to ever-increasing presence of non-Roman forces. But is this really the case?
SOURCES:
The Roman Army: A Social & Insitutional History, Southern
The Roman Army, Southern
The Late Roman Army, Southern
Barbain Migrations & the Roman West, Halsall
