Emperor Casey
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How can we keep the Roman army from devolving from its superior training and equipment?
This. Roman armies changed as a response to new situations, not devolved from some period of perceived perfection.Don't let their enemies change equipment or tactics, either.
Yes this is for the later Western Roman Empire
How can we keep the Roman army from devolving from its superior training and equipment?
How can we keep the Roman army from devolving from its superior training and equipment?
Don't let their enemies change equipment or tactics, either.
Well after Carrhae, the Romans changed up how they armed their eastern legions/what they consisted of. They made sure to have far more missile components such as archers and slingers than they usually would have, make their shields stronger (parthian missiles previously could pierce right through them), and have heavier army more suited to defend against Parthian missiles. Plus a greater cavalry component.The only real problem were obvioulsy Parthians/Persians but that was the question of terrain, goals and numbers. And even then Romans came on top often.