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Limitanei

The limitanei (Latin, also called ripenses), meaning respectively "the soldiers in frontier districts" (from the Latin word limes meaning frontier) or "the soldiers on the riverbank" (from the Rhine and Danube), were an important part of the late Roman and early Byzantine army after the reorganizations of the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. The…

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Limitanei

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Edges73
Triples69
Avg. degree1.97
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Limitanei

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related to Organization · 13
Limitanei → British, Constantine, Diocletian, Empire, Jones, Karl Strobel, Notitia Dignitatum, Roman, Roman Army, Strobel, The, Treadgold, Warren Treadgold
related to Fortifications · 10
Limitanei → Danube, Euphrates, Garrison, Hadrian's Wall, Hugh Elton, Rhine, Roman, Strata Diocletiana, The, These
related to In popular culture · 8
Limitanei → Barbarian Invasion, Fall, In Civilization VI, Rise, Roman, Rome Total War, The, They
related to history · 7
Limitanei → By, Field, In, Praetorian Guard, Roman, The, They
related to Equipment · 6
Limitanei → Bishop, Coulston, Diocletian, It, Roman, The
related to Roles · 6
Limitanei → Mauricius, Neither Vegetius, Roman, The, This, Vegetius
related to Farmer-soldiers · 3
Limitanei → In, It, The
related to Pseudocomitatenses · 3
Limitanei → Nischer, The, Theodor Mommsen
related to Effectiveness · 2
Limitanei → However, The

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armies field roman units frontier soldiers military part comitatenses late century empire border needed along fortifications diocletian army infantry well

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the Praetorian Guardinstance ofguard units0.80text
and the urban cohortsinstance ofguard units0.80text
Hadrian's Wallinstance ofalong fortified walls0.80text
or along otherwise unfortified roads such as the Strata Diocletiana.Garrison forts are those at or near the towns along the frontiersinstance ofalong fortified walls0.80text
as well as other fortsinstance ofalong fortified walls0.80text
garrisoned by independent units of limitanei.Detachment forts are those too small for independent unitsinstance ofalong fortified walls0.80text
garrisoned by detachments from the nearest garrison fort.Fortified landing places are those on the opposite side of riverine borders.Both Diocletianinstance ofalong fortified walls0.80text
Constantine I reinforced the frontier fortificationsinstance ofalong fortified walls0.80text
Constantine Iinstance ofthe personal bodyguards of the late Roman Emperors0.80text
the Hunsinstance ofnomadic peoples0.80text
Gothsinstance ofnomadic peoples0.80text
Limitaneirelated to EffectivenessThe0.60section

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