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It would appear that Maurice had intended to break down the barrier, which had been interposed in the fourth century, between the class which paid the taxes and that which recruited the national army. ' We wish,' he writes; ' that every young Roman of free condition should learn the use of the bow, and should be constantly provided with that weapon and with two javelins.' If, however, this was intended to be the first step towards the introduction of universal military service, the design was never carried any further. Three hundred years later Leo is found echoing the same words, as a pious wish rather than as a practical expedient. The rank and file, however, of the imperial forces were now raised almost entirely within the realm, and well nigh every nation contained in its limits, except the Greeks, furnished a considerable number of soldiers. The Armenians and Isaurians in Asia, the ' Thracians' and ' Macedonians'—or more properly the semi-Romanized Slavs—in Europe, were considered the best material by the recruiting officer.
Art of War in the Middle Ages A. D. 378-1515 By Charles William Chadwick Oman
http://www.unlt.com/art-of-war-in-th...801490626.html
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It would appear that Maurice had intended to break down the barrier, which had been interposed in the fourth century, between the class which paid the taxes and that which recruited the national army. ' We wish,' he writes; ' that every young Roman of free condition should learn the use of the bow, and should be constantly provided with that weapon and with two javelins.' If, however, this was intended to be the first step towards the introduction of universal military service, the design was never carried any further. Three hundred years later Leo is found echoing the same words, as a pious wish rather than as a practical expedient. The rank and file, however, of the imperial forces were now raised almost entirely within the realm, and well nigh every nation contained in its limits, except the Greeks, furnished a considerable number of soldiers. The Armenians and Isaurians in Asia, the ' Thracians' and ' Macedonians'—or more properly the semi-Romanized Slavs—in Europe, were considered the best material by the recruiting officer.
Art of War in the Middle Ages A. D. 378-1515 By Charles William Chadwick Oman
http://www.unlt.com/art-of-war-in-th...801490626.html
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