Tag Archives: Western Roman Empire

The rise of the Byzantine Empire

While the Western Roman Empire had already decayed, the Eastern Roman Empire survived for centuries. Part of this remainder was the Byzantine Empire, which moved geographically in the direction of Asia and the inhabitants, however, always understood as a Roman and continued to retain the old legionary structures even after the collapse of the Roman...

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2. War in the Middle Ages (500 - 1500)

Belisar, Byzan, Byzantine Empire, Byzantinien, Kaiser Justinian I., Kataphrakten, Persia, Persian Empire, Sassanid Empire, Sassaniden, Western Roman Empire

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The fall of the Western Roman Empire

The time of 27 BC until the year 180 is often referred to as Pax Romana (Roman Peace). During this time, the Roman Empire hardly pursued plans for expansion and had to deal only with a few suppression of uprisings inside or securing the borders. But already in this period Rome, especially the Roman Legion, were...

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1. War in Antiquity (3000 bc - 500)