The limitanei (Latin, also called ripenses), meaning respectively "the soldiers in frontier districts" (from the Latin word limes meaning frontier) or... 26 KB (3,452 words) - 20:24, 21 April 2024 |
Eastern Roman army (section Limitanei) about the size of limitanei regiments, as can be seen by the wide range of estimates in the table below. Jones suggests limitanei regiments had a similar... 38 KB (5,185 words) - 20:20, 21 April 2024 |
Late Roman army (section Limitanei) armies (exercitus limitanei). Types (a) and (b) are both frequently defined as "mobile field armies". This is because, unlike the limitanei units, their operations... 167 KB (22,151 words) - 20:01, 8 January 2024 |
divided into two major units, the limitanei border guards and mobile armies consisting of comitatenses. The limitanei would deal with smaller raids, or... 6 KB (684 words) - 08:28, 16 August 2023 |
more of them. In the fourth century AD, East Roman border guard legions (limitanei) may have become even smaller. In terms of organization and function,... 54 KB (7,306 words) - 19:36, 4 May 2024 |
translated as the more generic "field force" or "mobile force" (as opposed to limitanei or garrison units). In some armed forces, an "army" is or has been equivalent... 5 KB (533 words) - 13:58, 17 September 2023 |
century: The limitanei or riparienses patrolled the border and defended the border fortifications. According to some older theories, the limitanei were "settled... 74 KB (10,005 words) - 14:32, 24 February 2024 |
above the comitatenses (regiments of the regional comitatus) and the limitanei (border troops). The term derives from palatium ("palace") a reference... 10 KB (1,418 words) - 14:11, 13 February 2024 |