Abstract
The Roman Cavalry of the Late Republic could cope with the more “traditional” units of the Hellenistic world, moreover it proved to a be rather versatile in terms of equipment and tactics, even though many historians considered, to be ineffective. Due to the many new challenges on the battlefield and in Roman policy citizen cavalry was doomed to extinction. The present paper analyses a few military and political causes its disappearance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2668-9715 (formerly 2668-9545)
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 12
Published online: Mar 22, 2023
Published in print: Dec 1, 2022
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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