Rome at War II - Fading Legions

At the close of the fourth century AD, Rome faced its greatest danger in over 500 years. To the east, the Sassanid Persian Empire presented a powerful challenge to Roman dominance in the Middle East. To the north, German tribes pressed against the Rhine frontier. To the northeast, Gothic tribes also stirred. And rival Roman would-be emperors faced off against one another. Fading Legions covers these battles, when the last of Rome’s legions faced hordes of enemy horsemen. The Romans are in a state of military transition, adding more and more mounted and missile-armed troops to their forces while retaining the heavy infantry that had formed the army’s backbone for centuries.