foederati

Odoacer was a Germanic born warlord from the 5th century most commonly known for legally felling the Western Roman Empire in 476 by deposing the last Western Emperor, Romulus Augustulus and taking over political control of Italy. Despite the fickle legality and legacy of such deed, Odoacer was a...

The Foederati idea of the Roman Empire generally had 2 outcomes - the Foederati romanised or they became an elite class above a Roman peasantry. How possible is it to get something in between? Where there are 2 coexisting types of Imperial citizen - e.g. Roman and Goth - who have specific roles...

In a scenario where the Byzantines win Yarmouk or otherwise repel the Caliphate's invasion, it seems likely that they could hire Arab and Persian foideratoi; Christian and Jewish Arabs emigrating from the Caliphate, some originating from the Ghassanid realm. As well as Christian, Mazdaki...