The Roman Army of the Middle Empire, AD 180-284

Explores the evolution of the Roman army during the Third Century Crisis, detailing reforms, tactics, and key military campaigns. During the Middle Empire period (AD 180-284) the Roman army had to face the terrible ‘Third Century Crisis’, wherein a combination of socio-economic problems and new external threats threatened the Empire with complete collapse. Several provinces became temporarily independent from the central government of Rome, while others were frequently raided by foreign invaders