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<p>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.</p>
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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.

Bellator Equus. The Late Republic and the Extinction of the Citizen Cavalry

Acta Marisiensis. Seria Historia

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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...

Bellator Equus. The Late Republic and the Extinction of the Citizen Cavalry

Article Category: Studies

Publié en ligne: 22 mars 2023

Pages: 7 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2022-0017

Mots clés
Rome, citizen, cavalry, battles, challenges

© 2022 Fábián István, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Bellator Equus. The Late Republic and the Extinction of the Citizen Cavalry

Article Category: Studies

Publié en ligne: 22 mars 2023

Pages: 7 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2022-0017

Mots clésRome, citizen, cavalry, battles, challenges

© 2022 Fábián István, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Rome, citizen, cavalry, battles, challenges